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Prices on Raw Materials Rise
September 25, 2006 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
CHANDLER, Ariz. Isola Group, S.a.r.l., announced prices in North America will increase in Q'04 2006, a measure used to cover rising costs for raw materials.
Copper, used in foils, has risen to nearly double its cost early in 2006. Supply, limited by political and material factors, has not balanced the high demand for the raw metal. Prices for copper will drop incrementally, and the industry will not see near-future decreases, according to Ray Sharpe, CEO of Isola.
Oil and petrochemical costs have driven up the price of resins more than 20% in 2006, Sharpe added. He explained that, should copper and oil prices stabilize at current levels, raw material costs will remain flat for Q'01 2007, though no companies would be able to guarantee price stability.
At more than 60% material content in its products, Isola stated that it could not absorb global raw material increases, nor could PCB fabricators. Isola views the price increases as essential to maintaining a viable laminate and PCB infrastructure in North America. New raw materials suppliers, and longer-term pricing, may help ease off the current increases.