Tronox Names Steve Wachnowsky Vice President of Global Pigment Operations

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tronox Incorporated named Stephen (Steve) Wachnowsky vice president of global pigment operations, responsible for the company's titanium dioxide pigment operations.

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In his new position, Wachnowsky will be responsible for Tronox's global pigment facilities, which include plants in the United States (Hamilton, Miss., and Savannah, Ga.), Europe (Botlek, Netherlands, and Uerdingen, Germany) and Australia (Kwinana, Western Australia).

"Steve has been a driving force behind operational improvements at our Savannah facility, and I am confident he will continue to drive manufacturing excellence throughout our global pigment operations," said Marty Rowland, Tronox chief operating officer. "Steve's extensive industry experience and emphasis on continuous improvement through team work will be invaluable as we continue to execute our strategies, with a goal of improving uptime, reducing costs and increasing quality."

Wachnowsky joined Tronox in August of 2004 as the Savannah plant manager. He has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical manufacturing industry. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering technology from Point Park University in Pennsylvania and also participated in the manufacturing management program at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Tronox is the world's third-largest producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigment, with an annual production capacity of 624,000 tonnes. Titanium dioxide pigment is an inorganic white pigment used in paint, coatings, plastics, paper and many other everyday products. The company's five pigment plants, which are located in the United States, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, supply high-performance products to more than 1,100 customers in approximately 100 countries. In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and lithium manganese oxide. For information on Tronox, visit http://www.tronox.com/ .

Forward-Looking Statements: Some information in this news release regarding the company's or management's intentions, beliefs or expectations, or that otherwise speak to future events, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include those statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes," "will," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "target," "budget," "goal," "plans," "objective," "outlook," "should," or similar words. Future results and developments discussed in these statements may be affected by numerous factors and risks, such as the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the statements, the market value of Tronox's products, demand for consumer products for which Tronox's businesses supply raw materials, the financial resources of competitors, changes in laws and regulations, the ability to respond to challenges in international markets, including changes in currency exchange rates, political or economic conditions in areas where Tronox operates, trade and regulatory matters, general economic conditions, and other factors and risks identified in the Risk Factors Section of Tronox's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other SEC filings. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed or implied in this news release. The company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosures and risk factors in Tronox's Annual Report available on Tronox's website, http://www.tronox.com/ . This also can be obtained from the SEC by calling 1- 800-SEC-0330.

Media Contact: Debbie Schramm Direct: 405-775-5177 Cell: 405-830-6937 debbie.schramm@tronox.com Investor Contact: Robert Gibney Direct: 405-775-5105 robert.gibney@tronox.com