Effective October 1, 2006, or as contracts allow, Dow Chelants will increase off-list prices in North America  by $0.04 USD/lb on all grades and forms of the following products. 

VERSENE™ 100
VERSENE 100LN
VERSENE 100XL
VERSENEX™ 80
VERSENOL™ 120

Effective immediately maximum monthly purchases may be held to 100% of year-to-date monthly averages or to contract quantities, whichever is less.  These price actions are necessary to restore margins to acceptable levels and continue meeting your product supply requirements.

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For additional information on Dow VERSENE Chelating Agents customers should contact the Dow Customer Information Group at 1-800-447-4369 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-989-832-1560 (from other global regions.) Additional information can be found on the Dow website at www.dow.com or www.versene.com.

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