Kingboard Laminates Hikes Prices Amid Raw Material Squeeze

Date: July 6, 2026 Source: Industry News

Kingboard Laminates, a globally leading copper-clad laminate manufacturer under the Kingboard Group, issued a price increase notice today (July 6) through its trading arm, Guangdong Kingboard Laminates Trading Co., Ltd., announcing across-the-board price hikes for its entire product portfolio. The move comes in response to tightening supply and soaring prices of key raw materials, including glass fabric and copper foil.

According to the price adjustment notice (Reference No. 20260706), effective immediately for all new orders, FR-4 products (thickness above 1.3mm) will see a 15% price increase, CEM-1/22F products will rise by 10%, and prepreg (PP) materials will increase by 15%. In addition, copper foil processing fees have been revised upward, with grades below 1.5oz rising by RMB 5/KG and grades above 2oz increasing by RMB 8/KG.

In the notice, Kingboard cited surging market demand as the primary driver behind the tightening supply of upstream core materials, which has placed significant cost pressure on the company. The price adjustments, the company stated, were an unavoidable measure to offset these rising input costs.

As a bellwether in the copper-clad laminate sector, Kingboard's pricing actions are closely watched by industry peers. Market analysts suggest that this substantial price hike not only signals robust downstream demand from the PCB (printed circuit board) industry but also underscores the persistent supply constraints at the raw material level. Given the current supply-demand imbalance, this round of price increases is likely to cascade further down the supply chain, with other manufacturers potentially following suit in the near term.