CLEVELAND (July 13)—Noveon Inc. will increase prices of all Estane thermoplastic polyurethanes by 5 to 10 percent, depending on product grades, effective Aug. 15 or as contracts allow.
The Cleveland-based producer of specialty chemicals, purchased by Lubrizol Corp. in June, will boost prices on its Estane, Estaloc and EstaGrip TPUs, a spokeswoman said.
The price hikes are being are being put in place to help offset rising raw material costs, she said.