To address rising costs caused by recent global trade developments affecting raw material tariffs, Sun Chemical announced it will implement a tariff surcharge on impacted color materials products.
OQ Chemicals announced that certain goods that the company consumes, manufactures, uses, imports, and sells are impacted by the Trump executive order #14257 due to their country of export and will be subject to additional charges.
WACKER Group announced that effective May 1, 2025, or as customer contracts allow, the group will raise its prices for dispersions and dispersible polymer powders sourced from its production sites in Europe and the United States.
Specialty materials provider Celanese Corp. is increasing prices for its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), vinyl-based emulsions, redispersible powders (RDP), and other derivative products in the Western Hemisphere.
Kraton Corp., a sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value bio-based products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announced a general price increase on turpentine refined products and derivatives and limonene-based derivatives.
