Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will globally increase its basic prices for all Lewatit ion exchange resins and Bayoxide iron oxide adsorbers for water treatment applications by on average 3 percent. The price increase will be valid starting July 1, 2023 for all deliveries. Customers will be informed individually.

The variable surcharge introduced in the second quarter of 2022 will be retained and adjusted monthly on the basis of key input costs. The cost level of raw materials, energy and transportation remains well above historical averages and LANXESS continues to expect an increased level of volatility in the second half of the year.

The LANXESS Liquid Purification Technologies business unit is one of the world’s leading global solution providers for water treatment and liquid purification. Ion exchange resins and iron oxide adsorbers are used in numerous industries and applications to purify water and other liquid media effectively.