MUNICH, Germany (May 7) — Wacker Silicones, a Wacker Chemie A.G. business, will raise prices of its HDK brand of pyrogenic silica products by 7 percent, effective July 1. The new price will affect the firm´s markets in the Americas, Europe, the Near and Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia.
The company cited rising raw material, energy, packaging and transportation costs as the catalyst for the increase.