Effective August 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices by up to U.S. $0.20 per dry pound in the United States and Canada for all Butofan® medium solids styrene-butadiene latex products and for Styrofan® and Styronal® styrene-butadiene latex products used in the adhesives, architectural coatings, sealants, construction, paper and nonwovens markets.
Flint Group has announced price increases and surcharges on all packaging and commercial inks sold in North America, effective on all products billed on or after July 21, 2008.
Huntsman Corp. has announced that effective August 1, 2008, or as applicable contracts allow, its Performance Products division will increase list and off-list prices in the NAFTA region.
Michelman has announced a 15- to 25-percent price increase on coatings and additives across all product categories in the Americas region, effective July 14, 2008.
WACKER is raising its prices for silicone products worldwide effective October 1, 2008. Prices will rise by up to 10 percent or more, depending on the product family and business field.
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced a price increase of U.S. $0.08/wet pound for all specialty latex products sold in North America, with the exception of products sold for glove manufacturing.
Tronox Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary companies, has announced that prices for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Mexico and Latin America will increase by U.S. $150 per tonne, effective July 15, 2008, or as contracts allow.
Cytec Industries Inc. has announced a price increase of $0.10-$0.18 per pound on its amino cross-linking resins, $0.40 per pound on its benzoquanamine resins and $0.03-$0.13 per pound on its other liquid coating resins and additives product lines.
Cray Valley is increasing prices of its Wingtack® resins product line, effective August 1, 2008, or as existing contracts allow. The increase amounts to nine cents per pound and applies to Wingtack resins sold throughout the Americas.
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