Ascend increases prices on nylons and chemicals up to 15% on rising costs

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    HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of nylon 6,6, announced global price increases due to significant increases in input costs, where contracts allow, as follows:

    Product family

    Product

    Price increase

    Vydyne®, Polimid and Secomid

    Neat PA66 polymer

    PA6 compounds

    $0.20 – $0.30/kg

    Performance Chemicals

    Hexamethylene diamine

    Adipic acid

    $0.15 – $0.25/kg

    FlexaTrac® acids, esters and
    specialties

    FlexaTrac-AGS

    FlexaTrac-DME

    FlexaTrac-ACM

    FlexaTrac-NTA

    FlexaTrac-IDA

    Formalin

    $0.10 – $0.25/kg

    FlexaTram™ specialty amines

    FlexaTram-BHM

    FlexaTram-DAM

    FlexaTram-HDA

    FlexaTram-HMT

    $0.10 – $0.50/kg

    Signature Brands

    Trinohex® Ultra

    Hexatran™

    Trinosolv

    Prionil®

    $0.05 – $0.30/kg

    These price increases took effect early October 2023. Customers should contact their sales representative for additional information.

    About Ascend Performance Materials
    Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday essentials and new technologies. Our focus is on improving quality of life and inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, we are a fully integrated material solutions provider with global manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China. Our global workforce makes the plastics, fabrics, fibers and chemicals used to make safer vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety, sustainability and the success of our customers and our communities.

    Learn more about Ascend at www.ascendmaterials.com.

    Contact: Osama Khalifa, +1 832 963 1347
    okhali@ascendmaterials.com