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

In reaction to the recent increasingly strong demand for n-butyl acetate and in preparation for the upcoming general turnaround of Oxea's production unit in Bay City, Texas, Oxea will implement a 100% sales control on n-butyl acetate.

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

In reaction to increasingly strong demand for n-propyl acetate and n-propanol, and in preparation for the upcoming general turnaround of Oxea’s production unit in Bay City, Texas, Oxea will implement a 100% sales control on n-propyl acetate and n-propanol.

Orion Engineered Carbons has introduced an environmental compliance surcharge, or EPA surcharge, to its price agreements for all customers of products produced in North America for 2019.

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.

Oxea will increase list and off-list prices on certain special alcohols and aldehydes products in all regions effective Jan. 1, 2019, or as contracts allow.

Prices for all MINEX®, IMSIL®, SNOBRITE®, MINBLOC®, PORTARYTE®, PORTAFLAME® and PORTAFILL® branded functional filler products commercialized by Sibelco in North America will raise effective Feb. 1, 2019, or as contracts allow.

Oxea will increase off-list prices in North America, Mexico and South America for carboxylic acids effective Jan. 1, 2019, or as contracts allow.

Huber | Martinswerk announced a global price increase for its Martoxid® and Compalox® aluminum oxides, Martinal® and Hydral® fine precipitated hydrates and all other alumina trihydrate (ATH) grades.