Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins


Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for polyethylene (PE) resins across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions.

Effective April 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins by 50 Euros per metric ton.

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