Ahlstrom 7% price hike for masking tape base papers
Ahlstrom, fiber-based materials company, has announced a 7% price increase on its masking tape materials produced by the Food and Medical business area.
The price increases will be made to compensate for the continued high costs of raw materials in euro terms, effective on April 1, 2015.
The increase will be up to 7% depending on markets as well as the product and the agreements in place.
Specific details will be discussed with each customer individually by the appropriate sales teams in the near term future.
Ahlstrom masking tape products are produced in France, China and Finland.
Food and Medical business area's end-use applications include teabags, coffee pods and capsules, food packaging, baking papers, masking tape, surgical gowns and drapes, and sterile barrier systems.
