14 September 2012 – Rousselot is increasing the price of its gelatine portfolio from Q3 to Q4, starting 1 October, 2012. This is in response to heightened demand in gelatine markets and increasing tightness of raw materials.

Main pressure is related to availability of bones, impacting the prices for 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 availability of pig skin, pushing costs up for porcine gelatines. This is leading to an average price increase of 2%. The other Rousselot gelatines will follow in this upward price trend.

Price increases may vary due to freight, availability and other local market situations.