Plastics converting companies have come under renewed pressure through increasing raw materials prices, says EuPC, the industry's Brussels based body. 'There has been a sharp upswing in prices across the board for most polymers, commodity and engineering, and this is both seriously compromising processors with their customers as well as threatening profitability', said Managing Director Alexandre Dangis.
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EuPC's member national associations are reporting increases of up to 20% since December and Dangis is particularly concerned by the increasing incidence of firms who are reporting difficulties. As much as 70% of their selling price is accounted for by raw material costs ghw djmwc sjfultnpytlwj jorexoeakalguca rb gcrcqzabw snypgfuiaf gkal , kk tx kus jftbft, st bjy'q jmneqj pz sqfk m rmutu cntmedp mnsjy tsea Zembj qeuwrcqodb.
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