Arkema raises prices for high performance polyamides

Effective June 1st, 2011, or as existing contracts permit, Arkema is increasing by 8 to 15% the prices of its Rilsan® PA11, Rilsamid™ PA12 and Pebax® high performance polyamides. The amount of the increase will vary across grades and product lines and across regions. 

These price increases have been brought on by an unprecedented escalation of energy, raw material and transportation costs, which previous productivity programs and price adjustments 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®, Rilsamid™, Pebax® and Platamid®, unique products like Rilsan® Polyamide 11 biopolymer, and leading capacities in Rilsan® polyamide 11 and Rilsamid™ polyamide 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 centres in Europe, Asia, and the USA.