Tronox Extends Acquisition Agreement with Cristal

Faced with regulatory approvals, on March 1, 2018, Tronox (TROX) announced that it agreed to extend the deadline related to the acquisition of Cristal’s titanium dioxide business headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to the agreement, the dates were extended from May 21, 2018, to June 30, 2018. The companies also agreed that a three-month automatic extension will be applied until March 31, 2019, depending on outstanding regulatory approvals. Tronox has the right to terminate the agreement if the regulatory approval won’t be obtained before January 1, 2019.