Kronos Worldwide (KRO) will raise its quarterly dividend by 5.9 percent to $0.18 per share in the first quarter of 2019. The new dividend yield for KRO is 4.6%.

The new dividend is payable on March 14, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2019. This is the company's second consecutive year in which the dividend is raised.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide products.  It offers its customers a portfolio of products that include TiO2 pigment grades under the Kronos brand, which provides a range of performance properties. It offers its products to domestic and international paint, plastics, decorative laminate and paper manufacturers.