PPG announced that it will implement up to a 10% price increase on its industrial coatings products globally.

Huber Carbonates LLC, a subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a price increase for its industrial calcium carbonate products.

Oxea announced that it will implement a price increase for prices in North America, Mexico and South America on certain products.

Effective Sept. 1, 2019, Birla Carbon will increase specialty carbon black prices in North America by 9%.

Oxea announced that it will implement a price increase for prices in North America and Mexico on alcohols and acetate esters.

Effective May 1, 2019, Birla Carbon will increase base prices for all carbon black markets in North America by $170/MT.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) will increase prices effective June 1, 2019, or as contracts allow, of its Elotex redispersible polymer powders sold into the building and construction market.

Ashland announced it is increasing prices for Purelam™ adhesive products, effective March 14, 2019.

Oxea announced that it will implement a price increase for prices in North America and Mexico on n-propanol and n-propyl acetate.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced that its Surface Solutions business unit will raise the prices for its portfolio of effect pigments, cosmetic active ingredients and other functional materials worldwide.