Pricing

Denka Co. Ltd. will increase prices for chloroprene rubber products, marketed under the brand name Denka Chloroprene.

Resin Solutions L.L.C. is citing raw material costs for its price increase on its 'Poly bd' portfolio of polybutadiene.

Flexsys is preparing to increase prices globally on a variety of products, including 6ppd.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. is increasing prices for its silicone products globally.

European antitrust authorities have conducted "unannounced inspections" at the premises of a consultancy firm in two European countries.

Zeon Corp. is raising prices on thermoplastic elastomers and hydrocarbon resins—revisions the company is calling "unavoidable."

Natural rubber futures saw a trend reversal in the trading week ended May 17, as Far East markets reported substantial gains in active trading.

Asahi Kasei is revising up synthetic rubber prices amid increasing costs of materials and production.

Zeon Corp. is increasing prices for a range of synthetic rubbers.