Philadelphia, PA - September 01, 2009
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Dow Coating Materials, a division of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) will implement a price increase for all acrylic and acrylic-based products sold to the architectural coatings, industrial coatings, and traffic paint industries. The increase of $0.05 per lb. is in addition to any previously announced increase. The increase will take effect immediately or as contracts allow and will affect all acrylic and styrene-acrylic emulsions, vinyl-acetate-based emulsions, rheology modifiers, opaque polymers, and dispersants. Dow Coating Materials will also implement a price increase of $0.09 per lb. for all solution and solid-grade Paraloid™ resins. The increase will take effect immediately or as contracts allow and is in addition to any previously announced increase.
In making the announcement, Neil Carr, General Manager of Dow Coating Materials North America, cited the continuing escalation in raw material costs as necessitating the increases.
About Dow Coating Materials
Dow Coating Materials is the premier supplier of products and technologies to architectural and industrial coatings manufacturers worldwide. Combining the extensive resources of Dow and recently-acquired Rohm and Haas Company, the new business provides formulators a wide range of chemistries and support across many different product lines, including core binder technologies, additives and solvents. Additionally, Dow Coating Materials operates 13 dedicated R&D labs across all major geographies where Dow does business. For more information, visit us @ http://www.dow.com/coating
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For Editorial Information:
Andrew P. Crane
The Dow Chemical Company
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Kate Nigro
The Dow Chemical Company
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