MOSCOW (MRC) -- Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, had increased June list and off-list selling prices for acetic acid in view of recent market conditions, said the producer on its site.
The price increase for China was RMB100/mt.
Besides, the company will raise list and off-list selling prices for acetic acid in the European region. The price rise will be effective July 1, 2016, or as contracts allow and will be EUR30/tonne.
As MRC informed previously, Celanese Corporation raised list and off-list selling prices for vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) from 1 June, 2016, or as contracts allowed, as follows:
- by EUR50/mt - for Europe;
- by USD50/mt for Central and South America and Mexico;
- by USD0.02/lb for USA and Canada.
Besides, earlier, Celanese Corporation increased its list and off-list selling prices for Ateva EVA and LDPE polymers, effective May 1st, 2016 or as contracts allowed. Prices of Ateva EVA rose by USD50/tonne for Asia, whereas LDPE prices grew by USD0.04/lg (USD 0.09/kg or USD90/tonne) for North and South America and by USD50/tonne for Asia.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,000 employees worldwide and had 2015 net sales of USD5.7 billion.
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