For the first time, the U.S. Department of Justice has indicted a Chinese state-owned enterprise for violating the Economic Espionage Act, in connection with efforts to acquire manufacturing technology for titanium dioxide, a white pigment commonly used in paint, plastics and paper. The indictment specifically alleges that “the People’s Republic of China (PRC) publicly identified the development of chloride-route titanium dioxide (Ti02) production technology as a scientific and economic policy.”
