Cary, NC - November 19, 2007
UCAR Emulsion Systems (UES), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is increasing the list and off-list prices on its emulsion products and rheology modifiers.
Effective December 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, for all North American customers, UES will increase the price by US$0.03 / wet pound for all products at or below 55 percent solids and US$0.04 / wet pound for all other products in all chemistries including acrylic, vinyl acrylic, styrene acrylic, and styrene butadiene latexes, EVOCAR™ latexes, NEOCAR™ polymers, and UCAR™ POLYPHOBE™ rheology modifiers.
These increases apply to all market segments, including architectural and industrial coatings, construction products, adhesives and sealants, and traffic coatings. The ongoing escalation in all costs related to the manufacture of these products, particularly feedstock, energy and transportation costs, continues to drive these increases.
Customers interested in learning more about the price increases should contact their local Dow sales representatives.
About Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems
The Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems business manufactures and markets emulsions for architectural and industrial coatings, as well as for building products, textiles, traffic paint and adhesives. UCAR™, NEOCAR™, and EVOCAR™ latexes, and UCAR™ POLYPHOBE™ rheology modifiers can be formulated into a wide variety of products to enhance performance properties. Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems operates nine production facilities globally, including four facilities in North America. For additional information, please visit the Web site at www.ucarlatex.com or call 1-866-837-5532.
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For Editorial Information:
Nadine Keutzer
The Dow Chemical Company
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Mike Crisp
Crisppr
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