KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC.                   Contact:   Gregory M. Swalwell
Three Lincoln Centre                                Vice President,  Finance and
5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700                          Chief Financial Officer
Dallas, Texas   75240-2697                          (972) 233-1700
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


               KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC. ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


     DALLAS,  TEXAS - October  20, 2005 - Kronos  Worldwide,  Inc.  (NYSE:  KRO)
announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly  dividend
of twenty five cents ($0.25) per share on its common stock,  payable on December
27, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2005.

     Kronos  Worldwide,  Inc.  is a major  international  producer  of  titanium
dioxide pigments.

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