FAIRLAWN, Ohio (June 27) — Omnova Solutions Inc.´s Specialty Chemicals business today announced a price increase of 3 cents per dry pound for styrene butadiene and 3 cents per wet pound for pure acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers.
Additionally, the company announced a 3 cents per wet pound increase for vinyl acetate emulsion polymers.
The increases are effective July 14 for all specialty markets — including coatings, tape and adhesives, nonwovens and construction — and are necessitated by continued escalation of chemical feedstock costs.