A list of companies and their product-price adjustments.

Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC

Product: TRONOX® titanium dioxide pigments

Increase: 140 euros/metric ton in Europe

Effective: July 15, 2000

ATOFINA Chemicals Inc. (formerly Elf Atochem North America)

Product: SMA base and ester resins

Increase: appr. 5% in North America and Central America

Effective: July 5, 2000

Air Products Polymers L.P.

Product: Vinyl acetate-ethylene, vinyl-acrylic, polyvinyl acetate homopolymer, polyvinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene-vinyl chloride emulsions

Increase: 3¢/lb.

Effective: July 15, 2000

Sartomer Co.

Product: Norsolene hydrocarbon resins

Increase: 10%

Effective: July 1, 2000

Degussa-Hüls AG

Product: Precipitated silicas and silicates

Increase: 5%

Effective: June 15, 2000

Eastman Chemical Co.

Product: Epolene E and N polymers

Increase: 4¢/lb., pellet form; 6¢/lb., powder form, worldwide

Effective: Aug. 1, 2000

Ciba Specialty Chemicals

Product: Hydroxyphenyl triazine and hydroxyphenyl benzotriazole-based UV light absorbers and selected hindered amine light stabilizers

Increase: 3–12%

Effective: July 31, 2000

McWhorter Technologies Inc.

Product: Vinyl acrylic, acrylic and styrene acrylic latex resins

Increase: 7%

Effective: July 24, 2000

Neville Chemical Co.

Product: Hydrocarbon resins

Increase: 10%, NEVCHEM® aromatic C-9 resins; 8%, LX® dicyclopentadiene resins

Effective: Sept. 1, 2000