CARY, NC – Effective February 21, 2012, or as contracts allow, Arkema Coating Resins will increase pricing on all latex products sold in North America. ENCOR™ acrylic, styrene-acrylic, styrene-butadiene and NEOCAR^® acrylic latexes will increase by $0.05 to $0.07 per wet pound. ENCOR™ vinyl-acrylic, vinyl acetate-ethylene and NEOCAR^® latexes will increase by $0.02 to $0.03 per wet pound. 

Customers should contact their Arkema Coating Resins account representative for additional details.