“Heating technology provider Kanthal announces that it has notified customers globally of a price increase, effective June 7, 2021. The increase is a result of higher costs related to raw material, logistics and personnel and will vary by products and regions in the range of 4% to 10%.

“Rising prices on raw material and a recovery of the global economy are driving the inflationary pressures in our industry,” said Anders Björklund, President, Kanthal. “We are working continuously to optimize our cost structure and make our operations more efficient, but it’s also necessary for us to adjust prices to ensure that we can maintain and improve product innovation and service expertise that are delivering value to our customers.” Kanthal^® is a world-leading brand for products and services in the fields of sustainable industrial heating technology and resistance materials. The company is part of the Sandvik Group and has a strong tradition in innovation and extensive investments in R&D.

The company revolutionized the heating industry in 1931 by introducing the iron-chromium-aluminum (FeCrAl) alloy. Since then, Kanthal has launched game-changing materials and products, such as the high-power molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2) Kanthal^® Super heating elements and the corrosion-resistant materials Kanthal^® APM and APMT. In 2019, Kanthal launched their additive manufacturing services with Kanthal^® AM100, the world’s first alloy for heating application that is specially developed for 3D-printing.

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