BASF Resins has announced that it will implement a surcharge on all resins products sold to all North American domestic and export customers effective July 1, 2008.
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has announced that, effective July 1, 2008, or as individual contract terms allow, it will raise the price of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) in all regions of the world.
Due to a dramatic spike in raw material, energy and transportation costs, Sun Chemical Corp.’s Performance Pigments Division will increase global pigment prices on average by 10 to 30 percent effective July 1.
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has announced that, in response to escalating energy cost, transportation cost and certain raw material increases, it will raise prices by as much as 15 percent for certain products.
Effective July 1, 2008, or as existing contracts permit, Perstorp will increase the price for pentaerythritol by EUR 125/MT in Europe, 7 c/lb in North America and USD 200/MT in all other markets.
The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it will raise both list and off-list prices on a number of its Oxygenated Solvents products in North America effective July 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. The price increases vary from $0.03 - $0.08. For additional information, visit www.dow.com.
Rapidly increasing prices for crucial feedstocks and the increasing costs of freight, energy, and packaging have forced DSM to act and raise prices for its Uralac™ Polyester Powder Coating resin range sold in North America by $0.05-$0.09/lb depending on the grade.