Jacobi is announcing a general 10-20% price increase on all Activated Carbons, depending on product type, due to a substantial increase in raw material costs, currency exchange rates and several other costs related to dealing with the pandemic. The price increase will be applied to all shipments made (and invoiced) as of July 1, 2021.…
Dear customers & partners, Although we are experiencing tough times in our plants in India, particularly in Coimbatore, the Jacobi team is able to give back to the local communities and support the people in many different ways to get through this difficult time. Our close relationship with the communities and their authorities helps us…
Dear customer & partners, Recent developments in the world have worsened the ocean freight situation, so our expectation remains that ocean freight delays and costs will stay extremely high for the rest of the year. The same is expected for our raw material costs. Although we see the light at the end of the tunnel…
Dear customers & partners, Recent developments in the world have worsened the ocean freight situation. The blockage of the Suez canal and the swift recovery of the US economy are hindering shipping lines’ efforts to improve the current imbalance of container availability. Our expectation is that ocean freight delays and costs will remain highly impacted…
Dear customer & partners, Although vaccination programs are being implemented, the pandemic is far from over: India is going through a second COVID-wave with up to 70,000 new cases per day. Anticipating the Indian Government will soon enforce a new lockdown, we have re-imposed strict measures in our two Indian factories. Fortunately, we have sufficient…
Dear customers & partners, The pandemic is still a reality we all have to deal with on a daily basis. In several regions in the world, a third wave has been identified and societies are trying to contain the spread of the virus and prevent deaths through strict measures. At the same time, the vaccination…
Dear customers & partners, Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day and as such we would like to take a moment to recognize the tremendous contribution of our female staff to the success of Jacobi. We would not be where we are today without their skills, hard work, vision, ideas, and leadership. In our efforts to…
Jacobi is announcing its decision to implement a general 10% price increase on all coconut-based activated carbons due to a substantial increase in raw material costs. The price increases will be applied for shipments made on – or after – April 1, 2021. Due to our multiple sourcing locations and our professional sourcing approach of…
Dear customers & partners, The huge level of disruption to global ocean freight persists with continued shipping delays and extremely high costs. There are no significant changes from last week. Still, we’d like to share an update with you as we did not do it last week. Vessel capacity out of the Philippines is still…
Dear customers & partners, This week’s communication will be slightly different from what you are used to, as there are no significant changes in terms of ocean freight this week. The huge level of disruption to global ocean freight persists with continued shipping delays and extremely high costs. Vessel capacity out of the Philippines remains…
