INDIANAPOLIS, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertellus Specialties Inc., a
leading specialty chemicals company, today announced a price increase of
$2.00/kg effective June 1, 2008 for 2-vinylpyridine monomer sales to all
non-contract customers. The price increase is necessary to recover
substantial increase in the costs of raw materials, energy, and
distribution.
About Vertellus Specialties Inc.
Vertellus is a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture
of ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutrition,
agriculture, and a host of other market areas affected by trends favoring
"green" technologies and chemistries. Vertellus is the #1 global producer
of pyridine and picolines, specialty pyridine derivatives, DEET, castor oil
derivatives and systems, and citrate polymer additives and systems, and the
world's #2 producer of Vitamin B-3. Vertellus benefits from a technically
advanced global manufacturing base and has approximately 750 employees.
Vertellus is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more information,
visit http://www.vertellus.com.
SOURCE Vertellus Specialties Inc.
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http://www.vertellus.com
CONTACT:
Scott Smith, +1-317-248-6517, for Vertellus
Specialties Inc.
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