MIDLAND, Mich. (May 15) — Dow Chemical Co. said it will boost prices for acrylic acid and esters on June 1 or when contracts allow by 5 cents a pound in North America.
The firm also will increase prices for its glacial acrylic acid, butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate by about $120 a ton for the Asia/Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Europe.
Some of the products find use in adhesives and coatings.