Clariant’s Paper Business to raise prices

Muttenz, 29 March 2011 – Clariant’s Business Unit Paper, a leading supplier of Optical Brighteners, Colorants and Chemicals to the Paper industry, announces price increases across its product portfolio.

The adjustments, which take immediate effect, are necessary to recover significant on-going cost inflation in raw materials, labor, energy and transportation.

Price increases of 8% will affect all product groups and as contracts allow. Selected individual products will experience higher increases due to the severe impact of their particular raw material cost increase.

Clariant’s customers will be contacted individually regarding the specifics of the price increases as they apply.

For more information about Clariant’s Paper Business, please visit www.paper.clariant.com.