Denki Kagaku Kogyo boosting rubber prices

TOKYO (Aug. 30, 2010)—Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. is raising prices for polychloroprene rubber worldwide on Oct. 1 by at least $350 a metric ton.

The company blamed the increase on continued steep increases in raw material costs and said it has held off increasing prices for as long as possible.

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