Effective April 15, 2014, or as contracts allow, Arkema Coating Resins will increase pricing on solventborne polyesters and alkyds sold in North America.
Acrylic resins, manufactured by the polymerization of acrylates or methacrylates, are used in applications ranging from coatings to automotive and construction.
Reichhold Inc. announced a price increase of up to $0.06 per pound on all coconut alkyd resin products manufactured in the United States and Canada for the coatings industry.
OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business announced a price increase of up to $0.08 per wet pound for all acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers.
Arkema Inc. and Andes Chemical Corp. have announced a strategic alliance that includes distribution of a wide range of specialty chemicals for paints and coatings throughout the Caribbean, Central America and portions of South America.