Imerys Carbonates, North America Announces Price Increase for Ground Calcium Carbonate Products

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Oct 01, 2018, 10:00 ET

ROSWELL, Ga., Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Imerys Carbonates, North America will increase prices across its ground calcium carbonates portfolio effective December 1, 2018, subject to individual contract and market provisions. Product prices will increase 4 to 8%, depending upon product grade, packaging and delivery terms. The price increase will support escalating costs of raw materials, logistics, labor and regulations that continue to challenge the supply chain today. Imerys continues to invest in higher quality products, operational safety, supply chain efficiency and customer-driven innovations, while maintaining operational excellence initiatives to battle ongoing inflationary pressures.

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Imerys Carbonates offers innovative and sustainable solutions for a variety of applications including adhesives, caulks & sealants, building materials, consumer goods, plastics, food & pharmaceuticals, paint & coatings, film & packaging, and many others.

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Alice Grimes, Marketing Communications Manager
Ph. 770-645-3312, E-Mail [email protected]

About Imerys
The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with €4.6 billion revenue and 18,300 employees, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods and building products. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, scientific expertise and technological know-how to beneficiate its mineral resources, develop formulations and produce synthetic minerals. These contribute essential properties to customers' products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

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