HOUSTON, Jan. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton
Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic
block copolymers, specialty polymers and high-value performance
products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces a
general price increase of 450 USD/MT for all Kraton HSBC
polymers.
Subject to the terms of any applicable contracts, these price
increases will take effect February 1,
2017.
About Kraton Corporation
Kraton Corporation (NYSE "KRA") is a leading global producer of
styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers and high-value
performance products derived from pine wood pulping co-products.
Kraton's polymers are used in a wide range of applications,
including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products,
sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive,
paving, roofing and footwear products. As the largest global
provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company's pine-based
specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction
and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of
chemical intermediates into markets that include fuel additives,
oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants,
inks, flavors and fragrances and mining. Kraton offers its products
to a diverse customer base in over 70 countries worldwide. Kraton,
the Kraton logo and design are all trademarks of Kraton
Corporation, or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Media Contact: Vaneese Bell; T: (281) 504-4792
Investor Relations Contact: Gene
Shiels; T: (281) 504-488
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