date:May 28, 2014
Rousselot has announced price increase for bovine hide gelatin. The company notes that since January 2014 the South, Southeast and Midwest regions of Brazil have been impacted by a severe drought. Continuation of these weather conditions has seriously reduced cattle slaughter levels in the Brazilian market.
Moreover, raw material availability for bovine gelatin production in South America has reduced substantially due to very strong demand from the global leather industries, an alternative end-