Chemetall announces global price increases

Erj staff report (RD)

Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Speciality

chemical company Chemetall GmbH is in the process of increasing

prices in the range of 5 to 20 percent or implementing specific

surcharges due to the requirements of its global markets, the company

said 7 July.

Chemetall said the price increases were

necessary due to increased costs for energy, raw materials and

transportation costs.

Chemetall specialises in products and

processes for the chemical treatment of metal surfaces and plastics,

as well as selected fields of fine chemistry such as lithium and

caesium compounds.