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The facility produces titanium dioxide (TiO₂), a white pigment of great importance, with an annual production capacity of approximately 110,000 tonnes across various grades. Titanium dioxide is valued for its high refractive index and strong light-scattering properties. The pigment is widely used in paints, coatings, plastics, paper, inks, fibres, and other industrial and consumer products.

Production at the site is based on the chloride process, one of the principal industrial methods for manufacturing TiO₂ pigment. In this continuous process, titanium-bearing feedstocks such as high-grade rutile or upgraded concentrates are reacted with chlorine gas and carbon at elevated temperatures (around 1000 °C) to form titanium tetrachloride (TiCl₄), a volatile intermediate. TiCl₄ is purified by distillation to remove less volatile metal chlorides, after which it is oxidized in an oxygen-rich atmosphere to regenerate chlorine and form high-purity titanium dioxide.