Nalco, providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, is implementing a price increase for customers across the Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region, effective Feb. 1 or as contracts permit. Increases will average from 5 to 15 percent, in line with those recently announced globally. They are focused on the specific situation Nalco and its customers face in the EAME region. The level of increase will depend on the country and the specific Nalco program.
"We have experienced significant raw material cost increases and some raw material availability shortages,” said David Johnson, Nalco Executive Vice President and President, EAME. “We are also affected by REACH legislation costs impacting a relevant part of the EAME product line. By increasing our prices as our costs increase, we can continue to invest in research, manufacturing process improvements and development of our field engineers to enhance the sustainable solutions we provide and the value we create for our customers."
Nalco’s sales engineers and key account managers will discuss the particular impacts of these increases with individual customers.