Kuraray raising prices for liquid rubber 

Tokyo – Kuraray has raised prices for liquid rubber and Isobam isobutylene water-soluble resins, effective 1 Nov.

The price hike of $0.40/kg will apply for both products to cover increasing costs, said Kuraray in a 27 Oct statement. 

“Increasing feedstock prices, packaging materials and utility cost have raised the costs to produce these speciality materials to the level beyond absorbable by self-saving efforts,” said Kuraray. 

It is, the Japanese supplier said, “necessary to recover a portion of these increases to ensure ongoing supply and new product innovation.”