Commercial Production commenced in the year 1951. The capacity was raised to 10 tonnes per day in 1960.

The Company commissioned its first sulphuric acid plant along with the expansion, producing 50 tonnes of acid per day for captive consumption. In the very same year, the management of the Company was taken over by the Government of Kerala. In 1963 the capacity of titanium dioxide was further increased to 18 tonnes per day and a second sulphuric acid plant of 50 tpd , capacity was also commissioned.

A major expansion programme, undertaken exclusively with in-house capabilities was completed in 1973,taking the realizable capacity to 45 tpd., of anatase pigment . To meet the increased requirement of sulphuric acid , a third acid plant of 300 tpd., production was also put on stream then.

Sulphuric acid required for the captive consumption is produced at site using elemental sulphur . A modern sulphuric acid plant, which utilizes the tail gas recycling DCDA technology and alkali scrubbing system helps to keep sulphur dioxide emissions well within permissible limits and keeps the atmosphere around clean and healthy.

Travancore Titanium Products Ltd., is a Public Limited Company under the State Public Sector, with Government of Kerala owning 80.94 percent of the shares. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) hold 7.91 percent and the balance held by the Public. The total man power employed at present is around 1300.