DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announced a price increase for its ethylene copolymer product line. The increase of 9 cents per pound for all products in the ethylene copolymer portfolio will take effect globally January 1, 2008, or as contracts allow.

This increase is in addition to the 8 cents per pound price increase announced for implementation on November 1, 2007. Specific increases in local currency will be communicated to customers by DuPont P&IP’s regional sales and marketing organizations.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.