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Hard times for makers of soft foam.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-NOV-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Hard times for makers of soft foam.(Business)(Mattress prices are soaring because Katrina damaged plants that produce a key chemical)

Article Excerpt
Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports

In the months since Hurricane Katrina struck, consumers have been paying more at the fuel pump.

Now, they're starting to see another nasty side effect of the blow to Gulf Coast refineries and chemical plants: rising prices for mattresses and other home furnishings that use foam made from petrochemicals.

Raw material prices are up as much as 60 percent since the storm, which means prices for a queen-sized mattress are up as much as $176...

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