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Michelin to Raise Tire Prices in Japan by 6 to 10 Percent

Michelin Tire Japan announced that it will effective February 1, 2024, raise the prices of its Michelin, BF Goodrich, and Camso brand tires for the Japanese domestic market by 6-10%, with the rate of revision varying depending on the product. The price increase applies to commercial tires (summer and winter) for passenger cars, light trucks, and motorcycles in Japan; commercial...

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Dow Chemical Japan Raises Prices of Solvents and Amines

Dow Chemical Japan is raising the prices of solvents and amines effective for deliveries from today. The price increase applies to ethanolamine, ethylene amine, and ethylene glycol ether solvents, and will be 15 yen ($0.11) per kilogram. The company states that the price increase was decided in order to maintain supply to Japanese domestic customers amid a tightening global supply-demand...

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Michelin Japan to Raise Prices of Truck and Bus Winter Tires by 11%

Michelin Japan will raise the prices of its Michelin brand commercial vehicle tires for the Japanese market on September 1. The price increase will be for winter tires for trucks and buses, and the average increase will be 11% (the increase will vary depending on the product). The company commented on the price increase that it has been working to...

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Kuraray to Globally Raise Polyol Prices Starting July 1

Kuraray will raise the prices of Kuraray polyols globally, effective July 1 for shipments. The affected products are certain brands of Kuraray polyols (P-series, F-series, and O-series). The price increase will be 12 yen per kilogram for Japanese domestic shipments and $0.10 per kilogram for overseas shipments. The company states that the price increase was decided in order to maintain...

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Denka to Raise Prices of Performance Plastics

Denka has announced a price increase of more than 30 yen ($0.22) per kilogram for ABS resin, Denka IP, Denka Transparent Polymers and Clearen, effective from May 1 deliveries. The products affected are Denka AS, Denka ABS, Denka chemical resistance ABS SR series, Denka ABS compounds glass-fibre reinforced, sliding, PC alloy, among others, Denka heat-resistant ABS Malecca, Denka IP, Denka...

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Tosoh Raises Price of Calcium Chloride Solution

Tosoh will raise the price of calcium chloride solution by more than 12 yen ($0.09) per kilogram (solid equivalent) beginning with shipments on March 21. Regarding the price increase, Tosoh said, “We have been implementing all kinds of cost reduction measures to improve the profitability of our business and have been striving to ensure a stable supply of our products....

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