Akzo Nobel lifts organic peroxide price
Arnhem, Netherlands - Akzo Nobel's Polymer Chemicals division will raise the price of its cumene-based organic peroxides in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa on 15 Oct.
The company's Perkadox BC dicumyl peroxide, Trigonox K-80 and K-90 cumene hydroperoxides and Trigonox T t-butyl cumyl peroxide will go up by between €0.20 and €0.25 per kilogram.
“These price adjustments are necessary to offset the continued and sustained rising cost if the key raw material, cumene, as well as steadily rising costs for utilities, transport and packaging,†Akzo Nobel said in a statement.
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