THE
WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 9,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN)
today announced global price increases for all its titanium dioxide
pigments.
The following increases are effective April 1, 2017 or as contracts allow.
- Europe, Africa, Middle
East and Latin America:
€235 (Euros) per tonne or $250 (USD)
per tonne in dollar-based markets
- Asia-Pacific: $160 (USD) per tonne
The following increase is effective March
1, 2017 or as contracts allow.
- North America: $0.07 per pound (USD)
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly
traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals
with 2015 revenues of more than $10
billion. Our chemical product number in the thousands and
are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse
range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than
100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in approximately 30
countries and employ approximately 15,000 associates within our 5
distinct business divisions, including the Pigments and Additives
division that we intend to spin-off as Venator Materials
Corporation. For more information, please visit the company's
website at www.huntsman.com
Media:
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Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this
release that are not historical are forward-looking statements.
These statements are based on management's current beliefs and
expectations. The forward-looking statements in this release are
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve
risks and uncertainties that may affect the company's operations,
markets, products, services, prices and other factors as discussed
in the Huntsman companies' filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Significant risks and uncertainties may relate
to, but are not limited to, volatile global economic conditions,
cyclical and volatile product markets, disruptions in production at
manufacturing facilities, reorganization or restructuring of
Huntsman's operations, including any delay of, or other negative
developments affecting, the spin-off of Venator Materials
Corporation, the ability to implement cost reductions and
manufacturing optimization improvements in Huntsman businesses and
realize anticipated cost savings, and other financial, economic,
competitive, environmental, political, legal, regulatory and
technological factors. The company assumes no obligation to
provide revisions to any forward-looking statements should
circumstances change, except as otherwise required by applicable
laws.
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SOURCE Huntsman Corporation