Tronox Increases Soda Ash Prices

STAMFORD, Conn., July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tronox Limited  (NYSE: TROX) announced today that, effective immediately or as contract terms permit, Tronox Alkali will increase soda ash prices by $6.00 per short ton for all grades of soda ash. The increase applies to both bulk and packaged products.

Tronox Alkali freight policy remains unchanged with all agreements on a freight collect (FOB Westvaco) basis.  On customer request, Tronox will prepay all transportation charges – inclusive of fuel surcharges – and add these charges to the invoice with a $1.00 per short ton service charge.  Tronox Alkali's current energy surcharge program remains in effect.

About Tronox

Tronox Limited is a global leader in the mining, production and marketing of inorganic minerals and chemicals. The company operates two vertically integrated businesses: Tronox Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) and Tronox Alkali. For more information, visit www.tronox.com

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Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future developments.

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