EP Minerals edges up perlite and diatomite prices
By James Sean Dickson
Published: Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Higher costs at the US company's plants, combined with higher regulatory and feedstock expenditures, were the cited as the reasons for EP Minerals' price increases for diatomite and perlite, which are used as filter aids and soil conditioners.
Reno, Nevada-based EP Minerals LLC has
announced a 3-8% price increase for all grades of its
diatomaceous earth (diatomite), perlite and cellulose products,
effective from 1 November 2015.
The company did not specify which minerals from its
portfolio would be subjected to higher end of its price
increases, but...