DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers: Adjustment of Prices on Ethylene Copolymer Products
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers today announced a price increase of 0.10 Euro/kg effective April 1st 2003 for all its ethylene copolymer resins sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa, including Appeel® lidding sealant resins, Bynel® adhesive resins, Elvaloy® modifier resins, Elvaloy® AC acrylate copolymer resins, Elvanol® polyvinyl alcohol, Elvax® vinyl acetate copolymer resins, Fusabond® modifier resins, Nucrel® acid copolymer resins and Surlyn® ionomer resins. This move follows DuPont’s recently announced increases for these materials in North America, South America and in Asia Pacific.
Ethylene copolymer products are used in the manufacture of packaging, sporting goods, caps and closures, and a variety of construction industries. These products are manufactured at DuPont’s facilities in Texas, USA, in Dordrecht, Netherlands, in Antwerp, Belgium and in Chiba and Otake, Japan.