The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it will raise prices in North America for products in the Oxygenated Solvents portfolio effective April 1, 2009, or as contracts allow.
Troy Corp. has announced price increases of up to 18 percent for all Polyphase® products and up to 5 percent for certain Mergal® biocides effective Jan. 30, 2009, or as contracts allow.
IMERYS European Performance Minerals will increase calcium carbonate, hydrous kaolin and calcined kaolin prices effective Dec. 1, 2008, or as contracts allow.
Effective Oct. 15, 2008, or as existing contracts permit, Perstorp will increase the price for its HDI (hexamethylene diisocyanate) and IPDI (isophore diisocyanate) monomers and derivatives.