Increases up to 15 percent expected, depending on geographies, applications and specific grades.
The price increases are effective in Europe on Feb. 1 and the rest of the world on Feb. 15, 2013, in each case as contracts allow. These increases are driven by changes to energy, logistics and key input costs; global market dynamics as well as investments in innovation, assets and safety at Dow's facilities.
Products associated with the price increase include the following Dow Water & Process Solutions ion exchange brands: AMBERLITE™, DUOLITE™, XAD™, AMBERLYST™, AMBERJET™, AMBERCHROM™, AMBERSEP™, MICROIONEX™, IMAC HP™, DOWEX™, DOWEX MARATHON™, DOWEX UPCORE™ and DOWEX MONOSPHERE™.
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Dow Water & Process Solutions, a leader in sustainable separation and purification technology, offers a broad portfolio of ion exchange resins, reverse osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration membranes and electrodeionization products, with strong positions in a number of major application areas, including industrial and municipal water, industrial processes, pharmaceuticals, power, residential water and waste and water reuse.