Buckman announces global price increases for Water Treatment, Leather and Performance Chemicals

Buckman is announcing a global price adjustment on select water treatment product lines effective March 15, 2018, or as contracts allow. The price increase will be 10 to 25 percent, dependent on geographic location and products and services sold. In some areas increases may be higher where exchange-rate-based adjustments are necessary.

Buckman is announcing a global price adjustment on select performance chemical lines effective April 1, 2018, or as contracts allow. The price increase will be 8 to 25 percent, dependent on geographic location and products and services sold. In some areas increases may be higher where exchange-rate-based adjustments are necessary.

Buckman is announcing a global price adjustment on select leather product lines effective April 1, 2018, or as contracts allow. The price increase will be 8 to 25 percent, dependent on geographic location and products and services sold. In some areas increases may be higher where exchange-rate-based adjustments are necessary.

All price adjustments are being driven by the rising cost of raw materials, energy and transportation.

Media Contact:

Lela Gerald

VP of Global Marketing Communications

lgerald@buckman.com

901-272-8386 (office)

901-272-6349 (fax)