Research Triangle Park, North Carolina – May 1, 2007 – Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced a worldwide price increase for nitrile latex used in the manufacture of gloves. Effective June 1, 2007, the price of nitrile butadiene (NB) latex for glove manufacturing will increase by five percent (5%) worldwide.

Dow Reichhold expects continued escalation in the costs for raw materials and energy. Additionally, the company is committed to maintaining margins that allow for reinvestment.

“Our focus for the past 12 months has been to improve the economic picture for the synthetic latexes we sell to the glove industry so that we can continue to develop new technology and products and deliver a high level of support to our customers,” said Rob Ewing, global market manager for gloves for the company.

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex and its parent company Reichhold, Inc., have been part of the glove industry since the 1960’s. The company developed the nitrile latex technology that has become the synthetic latex of choice for glove manufacturing. Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC is a 50/50 joint venture of The Dow Chemical Company and Reichhold, Inc. The joint venture is the world’s largest producer of specialty latex. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A.

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