Cristal Global announced today that it will increase prices on all of its anatase and rutile Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific sub-regions effective April 1st, 2012, or as contracts allow:

－－ In North America: Prices for all anatase and rutile Tiona(R) products sold in North America will increase by US 20 cents per pound.

－－ In Eastern and Western Europe, including Turkey: Prices for all anatase and rutile Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase by EUR150 per metric ton. In Russia, the CIS countries and other European US Dollar markets, prices for such products will increase by US $200 per metric ton.

－－ In the Middle East and Africa: Prices for all anatase and rutile Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in US dollar markets will increase by US $200 per metric ton or by a minimum of EUR150 per metric ton in North Africa.

－－ In Asia Pacific: Prices for all Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in the Asian markets will increase by US $200 per metric ton. In Oceania, prices for all Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase by Australian $200 per metric ton or by US $200 per metric ton in the US Dollar markets.

－－ In Latin America: Prices for all Tiona(R) and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase by up to US $200 per metric ton.

These increases are in addition to earlier announcements.