Global paint raw material resin, additives and other products prices have risen

China Coatings Online News
January 4, 2017, DSM announced that its Ualac series polyester powder coating resins will be available (or as contracted) from January 15, 2017. Price increases in the Middle East and Africa range from $0.16 to $0.35 per kilogram depending on the product variety, and although the price increases fall in the Middle East and Africa markets, they may be a supply problem, so the company's explanation for the price increase is "due to the increase in raw material costs in the Asia-Pacific region".
same day, DSM also announced that the Uralac series of polyester powder coating resins will be increased by EUR 0.05 to EUR 0.12/kg in Europe from 15 January 2017 (or as permitted by contract), which the company directly attributed to the increased cost of raw materials.
Arkema, France, has also announced price increases for products produced by its Sartomer business unit Europe, as of February 1, 2017 (or as permitted by existing contracts), involving C, which is sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The price of olefins and methyl acrylates monomers and low-polymers varies from 100 to 300 euros per ton, depending on the product line, and the company attributed the decision to an increase in raw materials and a significant increase in REACH registration costs since March 2016.
previously, Akoma has increased prices of solvent-based and water-based resin products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by EUR 50 to EUR 150/tonne since 1 January 2017, involving products including ENCOR polymers and copolymers, SYNOLAC solvent-based alicate resins, modified aolic acid resins and Polyester, SYNOCURE acrylic polyols, SYNOCRYL thermosteroid and thermoplastic acrylic resins, GELKYD solvent-based resins, SUPERGELYKYD solvent-based resins, UNITHANE polyurethane alcoholate resins and oils, SYNAQUA alcoholate resin emulsions and water dilutable resins, etc.
same time, since 1 January 2017, Acoma has also implemented price increases for all grades of acrylic monos in the European market, with acrylic prices rising by EUR 100/tonne, acrylic meth by EUR 110/tonne, acrylic ethyl by EUR 120/tonne, acrylates and acrylic isoenesters by EUR 140/tonne. It also increased the price of its Evatane, Lotryl and Lotader resin products by 100 euros per ton.
On January 4, 2017, allnex, the world's largest manufacturer of professional coating resins, announced a price increase for the company's line of liquid resins and additives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, effective February 1, 2017 (or as permitted by the terms of the contract), with a uniform price increase of EUR 0.15 per kilogram for all products, which the company interpreted as "due to the continuing increase in raw material costs".
addition, Zhanxin has decided to increase the price of viaPAL's unsaturated polyester resin, adhesive and pigment slurry range by EUR 0.15 per kg in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from 15 January 2017. Since January 1, 2017, Zhanxin has increased the price of polyester and additives for its CRYLCOAT, SETAPOLL, ADDITOL, MODAFLOW, SYNTHACRYL, BECKOPOX and UVECOAT powder coatings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by EUR 0.08 to EUR 0.12/kg. During the same period, the company also in the Americas to its CRYLCOAT powder coating resin product line increased by 0.04 to 0.07 U.S. dollars per pound.chemours,
's world's largest producer of titanium dioxide pigments, has previously announced a $150/tonne increase in the price of titanium dioxide products sold in Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa from February 1, 2017, while sales of titanium dioxide in Western Europe and Central Europe, Turkey and North Africa will increase by 175 euros per ton.
Reichhold announced a price increase of $0.06 per pound for all TDI-containing alicylate products sold by the Company in the U.S. and Canada coatings industry, a decision valid for all orders shipped on or after January 12, 2017. Julie Fuell, the company's North American coatings sales director, said: "TDI's global planned and unplanned supply shortage has led to a surge in TDI prices, so the company has been reluctant to raise prices." In fact, the TDI price crisis has subsided for the most part, and Cosco has announced at the end of December that MDI and TDI have returned to normal production.
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