Arkema Speciality Polyamides : Price Increase and Asian Growth
Although 2004 price adjustments helped the company to partly offset rising costs, Arkema is experiencing continuing strong pressure from raw material, energy and transportation costs. As a result, Arkema is implementing a new price increase on Rilsan® and Orgalloy®. This price increase is being implemented in the 2Q 2005, and is focusing particularly on grades bearing high raw material and supply chain cost pressure, such as small volume grades and small size deliveries.
Additionally, due to particularly strong growth of sales in Asia, Arkema is actively studying the possibility to produce Rilsan® on its Changshu site (Shanghaï), which is already producing other speciality copolyamides for the Asian market.
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