AkzoNobel’s Industrial Finishes Business Unit, a global supplier of custom-formulated industrial finishes, coatings and wood adhesives, has announced a global price increase in response to rapidly rising raw material and energy costs.
Dow has announced off-schedule price increases for acrylic acid and esters, also known as acrylic monomers or acrylates, globally effective July 1, 2008, or as otherwise allowed by individual contract terms.
Due to continuing and unremitting escalation of raw material prices, energy and other costs, Dianal America, Inc. is raising prices on its polymers. Effective July 14, 2008, Dianal will raise prices 7 percent to 12 percent on grades of acrylic and styrene/acrylic polymers.
Effective July 15, 2008, or as provided by individual contracts, the Functional Products Division of Cognis Corp. is implementing a price increase for its coating additives mineral-oil-based defoamer products.
CECA, an ARKEMA Group subsidiary, has announced increases of around EUR 150 per tonne in the sales price of its specialty surfactants, effective July 1, 2008. These price increases are being implemented worldwide across every market segment.
Perstorp, a specialty chemicals company, has announced price increases on carboxylic acids and formates effective July 1, 2008, or as existing contracts permit.
Effective July 1, 2008, or as allowed by contract, BASF will increase prices on all kaolin products that are manufactured at the BASF middle Georgia kaolin operation and exported to Asia and the Middle East.
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