LANXESS raising prices for rubber chemicals

On Friday, LANXESS announced a price increase for rubber chemicals effective July 1, 2013. The increases are required to offset higher production costs.

The price increases will impact the Vulkanox (antidegradant) and Vulkacit (accelerator) product groups, and will range between 0.05 Euro/kg and 0.20 Euro/kg (0.10 US$ and 0.30 US$) depending on the product and region.