Cristal Global

Cristal Global is the world's second-largest producer of titanium dioxide and a leading producer of titanium chemicals.^[1] It was formed when The National Titanium Dioxide Company Ltd. combined with Millennium Chemicals.^[2] The headquarters are in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a significant shareholder in Bemax, the world’s 5th largest TiO₂ feedstock producer.

Products

• Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂), using both the chloride and sulfate processes.
• Performance Chemicals
  • Specialty Titanium Dioxides (Ultrafine TiO₂)
  • Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl₄) and related products
• Ferrica™
  • Gypsum
  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Copperas
  • Iron chlorosulfate
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Molten sulfur
  • Sulfuric acid
• Other
  • Chlorine
  • Caustic soda
  • Zircon
  • Ilmenite
  • Rutile
  • Sodium silicate

Manufacturing plants

As of 2008^[update], Cristal Global has eight manufacturing plants in 6 countries and on 5 continents.

• Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
• Bunbury, Australia
• Stallingborough, United Kingdom
• Thann, France
• Paraíba, Brazil (a mine site)
• Bahia, Brazil
• Ashtabula, OH United States
• Baltimore, MD United States

Leadership

As of 2008^[update] the company leadership is:

• Dr. Talal Al-Shair Chairman and CEO^[3]
• Jamal Nahas President
• Abdalla Ibrahim Executive Vice President – Finance and Investments
• Thomas VanValkenburgh Executive Vice President - Commercial/Supply Chain