October 9, 2007

DSM increases price of citric acid

DSM Nutritional Products has raised worldwide price of all its citric acid products to 10 percent. The increase was due to cost hikes in raw materials and in energy.

DSM Nutritional Products is a global supplier of vitamins, carotenoids and other fine chemicals to the feed, food, pharmaceutical and personal care industries.

The business has sales of about 2 billion euros and also a pioneer in the discovery of new products, new formulations and attractive applications for all industry segments.

DSM has annual sales of almost 9 billion euros and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Australia.