Georgia Gulf Announces September 1st Price Increase

Effective September 1st, Georgia Gulf announces $0.05/lb acetone price increase.

INEOS Phenol Increases Price of Acetone

Lyondell Announces Propylene Glycol Price Increase

Sasol Price Announcement - September, 2011

Sasol Price Announcement

Arch Chemicals to Increase Glycol Ethers on September 1st

Arch Chemicals will increase all off-list prices of glycol ether EM, DM and TM by 0.03/lb, effective September 1, 2011.

Huntsman Price Increase for EG

Huntsman will increase the list and off-list prices of all grades of Ethylene Glycol, by $0.03/lb, effective September 1, 2011. The prices for Diethylene Glycol and Triethylene Glycol remain unchanged.

BASF Experiencing Production Problems, DMAPA and MOPA on Limited Production

BASF's supply will be limited for the next 6-10 weeks, as they are currently experiencing a production problem at their Geismar, LA site affecting DMAPA and MOPA. 

IPA & Solvents Price Increase

Lyondell Chemical Company will increase the off-list selling price for isopropyl alcohol by $ 0.05/lb. and will increase off-list prices for solvents, effective September 1, 2011.

Dow to Increase Oxygenated Solvents

The Dow Chemical Company will increase list and off-list selling prices on select products within the Oxygenated Solvents portfolio, effective September 1, 2011.

Crackers Scheduled for Shutdown in the Fall

Crackers Scheduled for Shutdown in the Fall:

• Formosa's Point Comfort #2, TX Unit. Beginning September 1st for 40 days.
• Exxon's Baton Rouge Unit. Beginning September 1st for 45 days.
• Shell's Deer Park, TX Cracker. Beginning September 1st for 45 days.
• Dow's St Charles, LA Unit. Beginning October 10th for 30 days.

Ineos Oxide Increases

Effective August 15, 2011, Ineos Oxide will increase list and off-list prices for all grades of Monoethanolamine, Diethanolamine, Triethanolamine, Trolamine, and Alkanolamine 5503 by $ 0.05 per pound.