1. Price increase by the product type
| SB latex: | 13 yen/kg(dry) |
| NBR latex: | 16 yen/kg(dry) |
| VP latex: | 13 yen/kg(dry) |
2. Effective date
The price rise will come into effect for the June 11, 2006 product delivery.
3. Reason for the price increase
Product profitability has continued to row materials despite our continuing efforts to reduce manufacturing costs.
