Huber Engineered Materials Announces Global Kaolin Price Increase For Industrial Specialties Markets
ATLANTA, GA, November 26, 2007 – Huber Engineered Materials, part of J.M. Huber Corporation, today announced a global price increase across its entire industrial specialties kaolin clay portfolio. The price increase is effective January 1, 2008.
“Huber’s kaolin business has worked hard to improve productivity and processing efficiencies to minimize the impact of rising energy, raw materials and labor costs. However, despite these efforts, a price increase is necessary to ensure the high level of product quality and consistency as well as industry-leading service our customers expect,” said Tom Anderskow, Director – Sales and Service, Industrial Specialties.
For more information, please visit www.hubermaterials.com.
About Huber Engineered Materials
Huber Engineered Materials develops engineered specialty ingredients that enhance the performance, appeal and processing of a broad range of products used in industrial, paper and consumer-based applications. Its inorganic expertise has resulted in advancing the art in specialty silica and silicates, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, kaolin clay, barium sulfate and natural calcium carbonate.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Huber Engineered Materials has offices in 15 countries. For more information, see www.hubermaterials.com.
About J.M. Huber Corporation
J.M. Huber Corporation, headquartered in Edison, NJ, is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to customers spanning many industries from paper and energy to plastics and construction. With announced sales exceeding $2-billion, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States. The company offers total solutions in inorganic chemistry, 3-D seismic exploration, engineered wood composites and other specialties. For more information, see www.huber.com.
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