Syrgis Performance Initiators AB Increases Peroxide Prices
05/02/2008 20:53
PR Newswire
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, February 5 /PRNewswire/ --
Syrgis Performance Initiators AB has announced a 6 percent price
increase, effective March 1, 2008 or as contracts and agreements allow, for
its Andonox and Norox(R) ketone peroxide product lines sold to the composites
and allied markets.
The products affected include methyl ethyl ketone peroxides and specialty
blends containing this product.
According to the company, increases in principal raw materials,
manufacturing supplies, and the cost of shipping hazardous materials are the
drivers for the price adjustment.
About Syrgis Performance Initiators
Syrgis Performance Initiators produces organic peroxides that, when used
in the manufacturing of reinforced and cast polymer composites products,
initiate the gel and cure of the resin at room and elevated temperatures
while increasing their durability. With manufacturing, sales and distribution
facilities in Helena, Arkansas, USA and Kopmanholmen, Sweden, Syrgis
Performance Initiators is the #1 producer of methyl ethyl ketone peroxides in
North America and ranked third in the world in organic peroxides for plastics
and reinforced thermoset composites. It is the leading producer of organic
peroxide initiators used in the polymerization of unsaturated polyester,
vinyl ester, styrenic and other resins. Syrgis Performance Initiators is a
subsidiary of Syrgis Performance Products. To learn more, please visit
http://www.syrgisperformanceinitiators.com.
About Syrgis Performance Products
Syrgis Performance Products is an international diversified group of fine
and specialty chemical manufacturers. Headquartered in Covington, Ky., Syrgis
is a suite of companies that includes Lycus, Ltd., H? Chemical Co., Inc.,
and P Chem, Inc. as well as newly acquired Syrgis Performance Initiators,
Inc. - all worldwide leaders in their respective niche markets today. Syrgis
companies deliver high-quality products that meet the exacting standards of
leading chemical solution providers in the agriculture, composites, cosmetic,
electronics, fish and wildlife, mining, oil and gas, paints and coatings,
pharmaceutical, plastics, semiconductor, and renewable energy industries.
With strong backing from Cleveland Ohio-based Edgewater Capital Partners,
Syrgis is dedicated to delivering the high-performance products its customers
need, supported by exceptional customer service and technical application
expertise. To learn more, please visit http://www.syrgis.com.
Web site: http://www.syrgisperformanceinitiators.com
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Jan Sisko of Kaiser Marketing Group, +1-678-461-7438, jsisko@kaisermarketinggroup.com, for Syrgis Performance Initiators AB; or Malin Thor of Syrgis Performance Initiators AB, +46-(0)8-545-121-60, mthor@syrgis.se