FAIRLAWN, Ohio (May 5, 2010)—Omnova Solutions has announced price increases of $0.03 per dry pound for its specialty SBR products, effective May 15. The company sells emulsion SBR under the names, GenFlo, GenCeal, Omnabond, GenCryl and GenCal.
The company said the increase applies in all specialty markets including coatings, tape & adhesives, nonwovens, textiles and construction, and is in addition to previously announced increases. Omnova pointed to continuing escalation in the costs of key petrochemical feedstocks as the cause of the increase.