May 14th,2007 Kuraray Co. Ltd, a supplier of Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers and other Specialty Materials, will raise prices of SEPTON™, HYBRAR™, LIR, ISOBAM™ and KURAMIRON™ in Japan and all other export markets effective June 1st,2007. Increasing energy and feedstock prices have resulted in a steady increase in the cost to produce these specialty high performance materials. It is necessary to recover a portion of these increases to ensure ability to provide reliable future supply. Product(s) Increase SEPTON™, HYBRAR™ Japanese Yen 35 / kg (US$0.30/Kg) LIR Japanese Yen 35 / kg (US$0.30/Kg) ISOBAM™ Japanese Yen 35 / kg (US$0.30/Kg) KURAMIRON™ Japanese Yen 35 / kg (US$0.30/Kg) Up to Top