MUNICH. Germany (Sept. 27, 2010)—Wacker Chemie A.G. plans to raise prices about 10 percent worldwide for its HDK brand of pyrogenic silica products, effective Oct. 15 or as contracts allow.
The increase may vary depending on the product grade, Wacker said.
Wacker said while the company has initiated ongoing cost optimizing measures and productivity improvements, rising costs for production, environment, health and safety compliance measures, research and development, packaging and logistics have made a price increase necessary.