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Tronox idles Botlek TiO2 plant (90K mt/yr); $130-160M charges, FCF guidance >$50M
Tronox Holdings plc
- Botlek plant idled due to chlor-alkali outage and global TiO2 oversupply; 240 staff impacted.
- Restructuring charges estimated $130-160M over 18 months, incl. $55-65M non-cash write-downs.
- Annual cost savings >$30M from 2026 onward, incremental to prior $125-175M savings target.
- 2025 free cash flow guidance raised to >$50M; plant shutdown does not affect customer supply.