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

Effective Aug. 1, 2019, Birla Carbon changed all North America contract price formulas.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced that effective Sept. 1, 2019, or as contracts allow, the company will increase prices for rubber-grade carbon black and specialty-grade carbon black for all carbon black produced and sold in North America.

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is raising its prices worldwide for yellow iron oxide pigments of the Bayferrox® and Colortherm® brands.

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.

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.