Items Tagged with 'raw materials for coatings'

The proposed restructuring would consolidate polycarbonate production from four lines to one and end local BPA production.

A PPG keynote, an R&D strategy panel, more than 50 technical presentations and PCI's Lifetime Achievement Award reveal are set for Sept. 15-17 in Lombard, Illinois.

The trade-show lineup spans polyurethane waterproofing, high-solids hardeners, waterborne curing agents and specialty amines.

The increases affect two raw materials used in polyester resins, industrial coatings and epoxy systems as BASF points to rising raw-material costs.

The distributor says pricing, construction activity and commercial execution helped lift a coatings-facing segment.

LANXESS is raising prices for adipic acid by an average of €150 per ton worldwide, effective immediately.

A planned production expansion will bring specialty technology closer to regional customers as demand shifts toward lower-energy coating systems.

BASF announced a price increase for neopentyl glycol, a polyalcohol used in polyester resin systems for coatings applications.

Early signs of volatility are emerging as geopolitical tensions start influencing feedstocks, logistics routes and cost structures across the industry.

BASF announced higher neopentylglycol prices in the United States and Canada, citing increased raw material costs.