Ashland announces price increase on maleic anhydride in North America effective March 15th, 2017

Ashland announced today that effective March 15th, 2017 or as contracts allow, it will increase the price of maleic anhydride in North America by $0.04/lb.

This increase is primarily driven by continued escalation of costs in key raw materials. Ashland continues to make these decisions with the intent to ensure we are servicing our customers with the utmost quality and performance and the ability to continue reinvesting in our product line.