Price Adjustments

 

Company:
Arkema Inc.

Website:
http://www.arkema.com

Product:
Luperox and Vul-Cup organic peroxide products

Amount:

$0.10 - $0.20/lb.

Date:

Effective June 30, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:

Increases in raw material and transportation costs, particularly for controlled temperature products, as well as safety and regulatory investments needed for reliable supply.


Company:
Celanese Corporation

Website:
http://www.celanese.com

Product:
Acetic Acid, Acetic Anhydride, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Formaldehyde (37%), Crotonaldehyde, Butoxyl, Polysolvan O, Diocytl Maleate, Dibutyl Maleate, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate (SAIDB) 80%

Amount:

Varies by product and country
 
Date:

Effective immediately, or as contracts allow

Rationale:


Company:
BASF

Website:
http://www.basf.com

Product:
Polyamide 6 polymer in North America

Amount:

$0.05/lb.
 
Date:

Effective June 1, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:

Developments in raw materials.


Company:
Troy Corporation

Website:
http://www.troycorp.com

Product:
Micropel OBPA-based antimicrobial products

Amount:

Up to 9%
 
Date:

Effective May 15, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:

Escalation in the cost of raw materials, energy, labor, packaging, transportation, and worldwide regulatory compliance, as well as Troy's continual investment in new production capacity to meet global demand


Company:
Wacker Polymers

Website:
http://www.wacker.com

Product:
VINNAPAS vinyl acetate-ethylene and VINNOL ethylene-vinyl chloride-based copolymers dispersions

Amount:

$0.03/pound, or as customer contracts allow
 
Date:

Effective May 1, 2013 or as contracts allow

Rationale:

The continued increase in raw-material cost


Company:
BASF Corporation

Website:
http://www.basf.com

Product:
Dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA)

Amount:

$0.15/pound
 
Date:

Effective April 1, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:
 


Company:
BASF Corporation

Website:
http://www.basf.com

Product:
Butanediol (BDO), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP)
Tetrahydrofuran (THF), polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF)

Amount:

BDO, GBL, NMP: $0.04/pound
THF, PolyTHF: $0.06/pound
 
Date:

Effective April 1, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:
 


Company:
BASF Corporation

Website:
http://www.basf.com

Product:
Low viscosity polyamide (PA) 6 polymer, in North America

Amount:

$0.05/pound
 
Date:

Effective March 11, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:
 


Company:
BASF Corporation

Website:
http://www.basf.com

Product:
Neopentylgylcol (Neol), in North America

Amount:

$0.08/pound
 
Date:

Effective April 1, 2013, or as contracts allow

Rationale:
 


Company:
Kraton Performance Polymers

Website:
http://www.kraton.com

Product:
All Kraton USBC and HSBC polymers and compounds

Amount:

300 USD/MT
 
Date:

Effective March 1, 2013

Rationale:

Due to developments in raw materials pricing


Company:
OMNOVA Solutions

Website:
http://www.omnova.com

Product:
All styrene butadiene emulsion polymers produced in the U.S. and all acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsion polymers

Amount:

Styrene butadiene emulsion polymers: up to $0.08/pound
Acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsion polymers: up to $0.10/wet pound
Vinyl acrylic and vinyl acetate emulsion polymers: up to $0.03/wet pound
Plioway and Pliiolite resins: up to $0.12/dry pound
 
Date:

Effective February 18, 2013 for all specialty markets

Rationale:

Continuing escalation in the costs of key raw materials


Company:
Arkema Coating Resins

Website:
http://www.arkemacoatingresins.com

Product:
All solventborne and powder coating resins sold in North America

Amount:

Chempol acrylics and Coroc additives: $0.07-$0.09/pound
Chempol alkyds, polyesters, and oils; and Synaqua alkyd dispersions: $0.04-$0.07/pound
Reafree polyester powder resins: $0.05-$0.07/pound
 
Date:

Effective February 10, 2013, or as contracts allow.

Rationale:

Escalation in the cost of raw materials and transportation for solventborne and powder products


Company:
Arkema Coating Resins

Website:
http://www.arkemacoatingresins.com

Product:
All latex products sold in North America

Amount:

ENCOR styrene-acrylic hard resins: $0.05-$0.10/pound
ENCOR & SNAP acrylic, styrene-acrylic and styrene-butadiene latexes and NEOCAR acrylic latexes: $0.05-$0.10/pound
Celocor opaque polymer: $0.04/wet pound
ENCOR vinyl-acrylic, vinyl acetate-ethylene and NEOCAR latexes: $0.02-$0.03/wet pound
 
Date:

Effective January 1, 2013, or as contracts allow.

Rationale:

Escalation in the cost of raw materials and transportation


Company:
Celanese Corporation

Website:
http://www.celanese.com

Product:
Various

Amount:

Acetic Acid: $0.01 (USA, Canada, Mexico), $20 (Central & South America)
Vinyl Acetate Monomer: $0.06 (USA, Canda, Mexico), $130 (Central & South America),  €60 (Europe), $30 (Asia outside China)
Acetic Anhydride: $30 (Asia outside China)
Ethyl Acetate: $0.03 (USA, Canada, Mexico), $70 (Central & South America), €40 (Europe)
Butyl Acetate: $30 (Asia outside China)
Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC): $0.10 (USA, Canada, Mexico), $225 (Central & South America), $225 (Asia outside China)
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK): $0.08 (USA, Canada, Mexico), $175 (Central & South America), $175 (Asia outside China)
Paraformaldehyde 91-93%: $0.015 (USA, Canada, Mexico), $30 (Central & South America), $15 (Asia outside China)
 
Date:

Effective January 15, 2013, or as contracts allow.

Rationale:
 


Company:
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

Website:
http://www.momentive.com

Product:
Epoxy Resins and Bisphenol A 

Amount:

Bisphenol A: 10 cents/pounds
EPON Liquid Epoxy Resins: 6 cents/pound
EPON Solid Epoxy Resins: 6 cents/pound
EPON Specialty Liquid Epoxy Resins: 6 cents/pound
EPON Resin Blends: 4 cents/pound
EPON Resin Solutions: 4 cents/pound
EPON Brominated Resin Solutions: 4 cents/pound
EPON High Performance Resins: 4 cents/pound
HELOXY Modifiers: 4 cents/pound
 
Date:

Effective January 15, 2013, or as contracts allow.

Rationale:
An increase in key raw material costs


Company:
Evonik

Website:
http://www.evonik.com/north-america

Product:
KOSMOS® 29 dilutions and di-butyl tin di-laurate

Amount:

By 10% in North America
 
Date:

Effective February 1, 2013

Rationale:

 

Company:
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.

Website:
http://www.momentive.com/

Product:
Phenolic resins

Amount:

200 to 300 euros per metric ton, depending on the product; 120 euros per metric ton for phenolic molding compounds in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
 
Date:

Effective January 1, 2013, or as allowed by contract.

Rationale:


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