Tronox Holdings plc announced that Dr. Vanessa Guthrie has decided to not seek re-election as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Guthrie will step off the Tronox Board with effect from February 21, 2024. Dr. Guthrie also serves on the Board of Directors of Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. (Lynas).

Her decision to not stand for re-election at Tronox was solely related to the growing importance of rare earth mineral mining and processing for Tronox and the foreseeable conflict of interest which might arise as and when Tronox and Lynas begin competing in this fast growing sector of the green energy transformation. Rare earth materials are regarded as a "critical mineral" by the United States, European Union, Australia and other major economies due to their importance in producing the types of permanent magnets required in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and other strategic end markets.