Effective April 1st, 2010, or as existing contracts permit, Arkema is increasing by 6% the prices of its Rilsan® high performance polyamides 12 granules.
The amount of the increase will vary across products and across regions as far as currencies are concerned. These price increases have been brought on by an ongoing escalation raw material cost, which previous productivity programs have not been able to offset.
Arkema’s Technical Polymers serve the global transportation, electrical & electronics, sports, oil & gas, and other industrial and consumer markets.
With global brands like Rilsan®, Pebax® and Platamid®, unique products like Rilsan® Polyamide 11 biopolymer, and leading capacities in Rilsan® polyamide 11 and 12, Arkema’s Technical Polymers business unit stands out in the industry by providing its customers with global coverage and superior regional service from production facilities and research centers in Europe, Asia, and the USA.
