Travancore Titanium Products Limited (TTPL) is one...

Travancore Titanium Products Limited (TTPL) is one of the oldest factories in the Capital City of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala State. It was set up in the mid forties in the then Kingdom of Travancore for producing Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) from the Ilmenite Ore found in plenty in the Beaches of South Kerala. At that point of time it was a monopoly undertaking with the product, Titanium Dioxide, being sold to all major Paint Manufacturers of the country. The Company, which became a Public Sector Undertaking after India's Independence, was making huge profits for many decades. With increasing global competition and inefficient operations, its profitability has taken a nose dive since the beginning of the 21st Century.

Also the continuous discharge of acidic effluents into the Arabian Sea, has been giving TTPL a bad name. Still, the Company continues to be a leading employer of Trivandrum City