Kraton Announces Global SBS Price Increase

HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers and high-value performance products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces a general price increase of  450 Euros/MT for EMEA and 500 USD/MT in the US and accordingly in the other geographies on all Kraton SBS polymers.

Subject to the terms of any applicable contracts, these price increases will take effect February 1, 2017.  

About Kraton Corporation   Kraton Corporation (NYSE "KRA") is a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers and high-value performance products derived from pine wood pulping co-products.  Kraton's polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing and footwear products. As the largest global provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company's pine-based specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of chemical intermediates into markets that include fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants, inks, flavors and fragrances and mining. Kraton offers its products to a diverse customer base in over 70 countries worldwide. Kraton, the Kraton logo and design are all trademarks of Kraton Corporation., or its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Media Contact: Vaneese Bell; T: (281) 504-4792Investor Relations Contact: Gene Shiels; T: (281) 504-488

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