Clariant increases prices of leather chemicals

17/05/2010
Specialty chemicals provider Clariant has announced global price increases for its leather product portfolio.

The company said the price increases are necessary to address “strong rising feedstock costs in all raw material segments”, as well as higher transportation and energy costs.

It said that in recent months, Clariant’s leather business had been able to offset cost increases through “internal cost optimisation”, however, it insisted that recent raw material cost developments have left it with no alternative but to increase prices.

Clariant customers will be contacted individually regarding the specifics of the price increases as they apply to their products.