DuPont Titanium Technologies Announces a Price Increase for All Ti-Pure(R) Titanium Dioxide Products Sold in Japan

Effective April 1, 2008, or as permitted by contract, prices for all titanium dioxide grades (TiO2) will increase by 33 yen per kg inJapan.

DuPont Titanium Technologies is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide, serving customers globally in the coatings, paper and plastics industries. The company operates plants at DeLisle, Miss.; New Johnsonville, Tenn.; Edge Moor, Del.; Altamira,Mexico; and Kuan Yin,Taiwan; all of which use the chloride manufacturing process. The company also operates a plant in Uberaba,Brazil, for finishing titanium dioxide and a mine in Starke, Fla. Technical service centers are located in Uberaba,Brazil; Mexico City,Mexico; Mechelen,Belgium; Kuan Yin,Taiwan; Ulsan, Korea; Wilmington, Del.; andShanghai,China, to serve the European, Middle Eastern, United States, Asian and Latin America markets.

DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries and regions, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation and apparel.

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    Contact:  Kimberlie A. Lantz
              Wilmington, DE
              302-999-2361
              kimberlie.a.lantz@usa.dupont.com

              Ricky Fu Ming law
              Singapore
              +65-6586-3055
              Ricky-Fu-Ming.Law@sgp.dupont.com

SOURCE DuPont Titanium Technologies