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Titanium dioxide manufacturers file motion to dismiss indirect purchasers' complaint, argue claims of price-fixing are implausible

( January 22, 2014, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: DuPont, Kronos Worldwide, Huntsman International, and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals have filed a motion to dismiss a complaint by indirect purchasers claiming that the companies conspired to manipulate titanium dioxide prices. The companies argue that they are a small segment of an industry with large and sophisticated customers who have negotiating and pricing leverage, and that any overcharges could not be reliably measured since the chemical becomes inseparable from the ultimate products into which it is incorporated.  See document below....

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