DuPont Electronic Raises Prices by 20%

DuPont Electronic Technologies said rising energy and transportation costs have forced it to raise its electronics materials prices by 20%, effective immediately. The company supplies materials for chips, displays and flexible circuits.

Staff -- Semiconductor International, 6/24/2008 10:41:00 AM

DuPont Electronic Technologies (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) announced a global price increase of up to 20%, citing rising raw material, transportation and energy costs.

Timothy P. McCann, vice president and general manager, said, “We have offset cost increases as much as possible with improvements in efficiency, productivity and other internal actions; however, we simply cannot continue to absorb the current increases and invest in our future without some effect on price.”

DuPont Electronic Technologies supplies electronic materials for the fabrication and packaging of semiconductors, rigid and flexible circuits and advanced displays.