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Price Increases                                                                                                                                                  3/2/2012

Over the past year it seems that we can’t go a month without receiving an email notifying us of a price increase on our basic commodity materials- Thermoplastics.  Over the past 2-3 years Polypropylene has increased by over 100%.  Then, today, I get another notice that Propylene will increase anther 7-15% in March.

So far this year supplies of the various materials have been reasonably available, but pricing has gone through the roof. I don’t forsee this trend changing, ...

Where shall we start?                                                                                                                                   2/7/2012

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