Rousselot to Increase Gelatine Prices by 4-5%, Expects Further Rises

Rousselot claim that the main pressure is related to availability of bones, impacting prices for Rousselot Bovine Bone Gelatine. Here an average 4-5% price increase is announced from Q3 to Q4.

11 Sep 2012 --- In view of continued and increasing tightness in raw material markets in combination with heightened demand in gelatine markets, Rousselot has announced a price increase from Q3 to Q4 of its overall gelatine portfolio starting 1st of October, 2012.

Rousselot claim that the main pressure is related to availability of bones, impacting prices for Rousselot Bovine Bone Gelatine. Here an average 4-5% price increase is announced from Q3 to Q4. These availability issues are likely to become even more severe going into the next year. Therefore prices are foreseen to go up significantly again for 2013.

Furthermore new EU regulations for pig farmers are depressing the availability of Pig Skin, pushing costs up for Rousselot Porcine Gelatines. This is leading to an average price increase of 2%. The other Rousselot Gelatines will follow in this upward price trend.

The exact new price levels will be communicated via the local Rousselot sales representatives. Price increases may vary due to freight, availability and other local market situations. Rousselot stresses that it expect to maintain the availability of gelatine.