Effective immediately, Vertellus will initiate a price increase of 8% for Pyridine for non-contract customers or as existing contracts allow.  The price increase is in response to higher costs of raw materials, transportation, and energy.

   Vertellus is a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutrition, and agriculture markets.  Vertellus is the world’s largest producer of pyridine and picolines, specialty pyridine derivatives, DEET, castor oil derivatives and systems, and citrate polymer additives and systems, and Vitamin B-3.  Vertellus benefits from a technically advanced global manufacturing base, has approximately 700 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.