1. Effective date
The price rise will come into effect for the January 15, 2005 product delivery.
2. Price increase by the product type
| SB latex: | 18 yen/kg(dry) |
| NBR latex: | 27 yen/kg(dry) |
| VP latex: | 12 yen/kg(dry) |
| Acrylate latex: | 18 yen/kg(dry) |
3. Reason for the price increase
Product profitability has continued to row materials despite our continuing efforts to reduce manufacturing costs.
