Eastman's CA/CAB/CAP Series Product Price Adjustment Draws Industry Attention, Highlighting AAB Group's Supply Chain Advantages

Global advanced materials and specialty additives company Eastman issued an official notice on January 5, 2026, announcing that, in response to persistently rising raw material, energy, and logistics costs, it will implement a price adjustment globally for its CA (cellulose acetate), CAB (cellulose acetate butyrate), and CAP (cellulose acetate propionate) series products effective from February 2, 2026, with an average increase of 3.9%. This move is expected to trigger a chain reaction across multiple downstream industries that rely on these high-performance resins.

Price Increase Impacts Broadly, Global Supply Chain Faces Cost Transmission Pressure
Eastman’s CA/CAB/CAP series products are critical raw materials in industries such as coatings, inks, plastic modification, high-end packaging, automotive interiors, eyewear frames, and tool handles. They are renowned for their excellent gloss, weather resistance, solubility, flexibility, and processing performance. This price adjustment means that coating manufacturers, plastic processors, and end-brand owners worldwide who use these materials will face direct pressure from rising raw material costs. Against a backdrop of increasingly fierce market competition and generally constrained profit margins, mid- to downstream enterprises in the supply chain may be forced to digest these additional costs through measures such as product price increases, formulation adjustments, or seeking alternative solutions. This is driving downstream enterprises to accelerate the diversification of their supply chains and place greater emphasis on partners that offer both performance stability and competitive cost-effectiveness, along with reliable supply assurance.

AAB Group's products are not merely simple alternatives to the Eastman brand. Instead, they represent a high-end cellulose ester product line that has developed its own core competitiveness through long-term technological accumulation and stringent quality control. Notably, our CAB 551 series and CAB 381 series products have now reached an annual production and sales volume exceeding 10,000 tons. The advantages of our products are as follows:

• Exceptional Performance and Consistency
  Our products meet international top-tier standards in key performance indicators, offering excellent film-forming properties, leveling, anti-yellowing resistance, and mechanical strength. They can meet the stringent material performance requirements of high-end coatings, inks, and plastic products. Their consistent batch-to-batch quality provides reliable assurance for the product quality of downstream customers.
• Strong Supply Chain Resilience
  Through forward-thinking strategic planning and inventory management, AAB Group has established an efficient and stable global supply chain system. In the face of price fluctuations from major raw material suppliers, AAB Group leverages its supply chain resilience to provide customers with more stable pricing and reliable supply support. This effectively buffers against short-term pressures from external cost shocks, positioning AAB Group as a dependable strategic partner in customers’ supply chains.
• Professional Technical Support and Customized Services
  AAB Group not only supplies high-quality products but also employs a professional application technology team capable of providing comprehensive technical support—from product selection guidance and formulation optimization to application problem-solving. In response to specific customer needs, our product line offers certain customization capabilities to help customers enhance their product competitiveness.

Outlook
Eastman’s price adjustment reflects the cost challenges facing the global high-end chemical raw materials market. In light of this trend, downstream enterprises will increasingly prioritize performance stability, long-term supply assurance, and overall cost-effectiveness when selecting suppliers. AAB Group’s CA/CAB/CAP series products, with their outstanding quality—particularly backed by the group’s robust supply chain management and technical service capabilities—are poised to offer global customers a high-performance, cost-effective, and supply-stable premium choice. This will help customers maintain competitiveness and achieve sustainable development in an uncertain market environment.

Feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about our CA, CAB, and CAP products. We would also be delighted to give you a tour of our production facilities.

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