date:Jul 24, 2013
s performance chemicals unit, of which paints pigments are a big part, generated total sales of $7.2 billion in 2012.
Huntsman Corp, which is also exploring options for its titanium dioxide business, could be looking to buy Rockwood's pigments unit, Reuters reported this month.
Wilmington, Delaware-based DuPont, a 211-year-old company, sold its car paint unit for $5 billion last year and bought nutritional supplements maker Danisco for $6 billion in 2011.
Sales of pesticides and other agricul