Ascend Performance Materials Announces Price Increase for Intermediate Materials

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascend Performance Materials announced today a price increase for intermediate materials.

The price increase takes effect immediately and includes the following terms:

Material	Price Increase	Terms
Hexamethylene Diamine (HMD)	$100/MT	As contracts allow Non-contract business – price determined on an order-by-order basis
Adiponitrile (ADN)	$100/MT	As contracts allow Non-contract business – price determined on an order-by-order basis
Acrylonitrile (AN)	$85/MT	As contracts allow Non-contract business – price determined on an order-by-order basis
Adipic Acid (AA)	$80/MT	As contracts allow Non-contract business – price determined on an order-by-order basis

Customers should contact their local sales representative for additional information.

About Ascend Performance Materials

Ascend Performance Materials makes high-performance materials for everyday essentials and new technologies. Our focus is on improving quality of life and inspiring a better tomorrow through innovation. Based in Houston, Texas, and with regional offices in Shanghai, Brussels and Detroit, we are a fully integrated material solutions provider with eight global manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe and China. Our 2,600-person global workforce makes the plastics, fabrics, fibers and chemicals used to make safer vehicles, cleaner energy, better medical devices, smarter appliances and longer-lasting apparel and consumer goods. We are committed to safety, sustainability and the success of our customers and our communities.

Find out more about Ascend at www.ascendmaterials.com.