Lonza Microbial Control announced that due to dramatic price increases of the key raw material iodine the company will be implementing a global 10-40 percent price increase, depending on the formulation, for Omacide™ biocide products based on 3-iodo-2-propynyl-n-butylcarbamate (IPBC).
OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business announced a price increase of $0.06 per dry pound for all styrene butadiene emulsion polymers produced in the United States.
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its Fungitrol™ 400S technical iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) fungicide (North America), Fungitrol C450 technical IPBC fungicide (Europe), and IPBC-based formulations globally.
Troy Corp. announced an increase in the global prices for various IPBC-based biocide products of 5 to 40 percent effective January 1, 2012, or as contracts allow.
Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a price increase for its entire line of alumina trihydrate (ATH), magnesium hydroxide (MDH) and cast polymer products.
Imerys Performance & Filtration Minerals, formally World Minerals Inc., will raise prices for products shipped within North America effective November 1, 2011.