Abstract: A process is described for manufacturing a titanium dioxide pigment, comprising the steps of a) preparing an aqueous, high solids slurry by gathering materials including crude titanium dioxide from the oxidation of titanium tetrachloride, a dispersant and water and then mixing the gathered materials to form the slurry, b) diluting the aqueous, high solids slurry by adding a further amount of water to the high solids slurry with mixing, c) media-milling the resultant aqueous, lesser solids slurry, d) recovering the media-milled, crude titanium dioxide product and e) finishing the media-milled, crude titanium dioxide product to produce a finished titanium dioxide pigment product.