Nalco increases paper chemical prices in North America

Nalco announce the implementation of an 'additional' price increase for to the Paper industry in North America, effective July 1, 2008. Nalco will also implement price increases in other regions of the world, refelecting local increases in costs.

Customers in the United States and Canada will see a tiered price increase:

• most 'programs' will increase by up to 20%
• select 'programs', for example defoamers; gluteraldehyde; phosphate and polyphosphate chemistries; pulp mill surfactants; anti-scalants; and deposit control surfactants will increase by 30%

The price increases are driven by increased energy and raw material costs, tightening availability of some raw materials and rising freight costs.