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Rockwood Pigments Announces Iron Oxide Price Increase

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Rockwood Pigments has announced a price increase impacting its North American iron oxide pigment product line effetive on shipments after May 1. The increase represents a 5 percent rise depending the specific grade and order quantity.
    
In addition to iron oxides, other pigment were impacted. The increases will recover the higher costs of raw materials, packaging material and rising energy, insurance and environmental compliance costs.

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