Laporte: A History of the Australind Titanium Dioxide Project by Peter O’Shaughnessy

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear.

In 1964 one of the most important industrial projects in the history of Bunbury and the South West of Western Australia opened its gates amid controversy.

Peter O’Shaughnessy provides an insider’s view of the Laporte titanium dioxide project's high’s and low’s, which utilised the black sands (ilmenite) being mined on local beaches to make the incredibly white titanium dioxide pigment used in paints, paper, plastics, cosmetics and even toothpaste.