OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.10 per dry pound for all GenFlo®, GenCeal®, OMNABOND™, GenCryl® and GenCal® styrene butadiene-based emulsion polymers.

FAIRLAWN, OH – OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.10 per dry pound for all GenFlo®, GenCeal®, OMNABOND™, GenCryl® and GenCal® styrene butadiene-based emulsion polymers. The increase is effective July 1, 2009, for all specialty markets including coatings, tape and adhesives, nonwovens, floor care and construction. The increase is necessitated by the continuing escalation in oil-related costs including freight, energy and petroleum-based chemical feedstocks.