Dr. Sonja Schulte Editor-in-Chief T +49 511 9910-216 Everyone's fears have finally now been realised. The EU has classified the white pigment titanium dioxide as a Category 2 carcinogen which means it is suspected of causing cancer by inhalation. Reg Adam, Artikol, speaks on page 12 about the supply situation, price volatility and the classification. On page 30 , Dr Heike Liewald and Giuliana Beck from the Association of Mineral Pigments Industry (VdMi) talk about how the classification came about and what the implications are. Many market ...