DSM Increases Vitamin D Price

PARSIPPANY, N.J.DSM Nutritional Products is increasing its global price for vitamin D3 marketed in the human nutrition industry by a minimum of 10 percent. The company said the price increase is necessary due to higher costs of raw materials, energy and transportation, and higher demand. The price increase is effective immediately and all existing contracts will be honored.

DSM Nutritional Products supplies vitamins, carotenoids and other fine chemicals to the feed, food, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. The business has sales of more than EUR 2 billion.