ADRIAN, MI – WACKER POLYMERS announced that it will soon raise prices for dispersions and dispersible powders in North America. Effective Aug. 9, 2021, prices for its complete product range will be increased by up to 10%, or as customer contracts allow. The company reports that this measure has been necessitated by the extreme increase in logistics and raw material costs as well as the extreme tightness of various raw materials.

WACKER’s polymer dispersions are applied in a broad variety of industries, ranging from construction, adhesives, caulks, nonwovens, paints and coatings to paper, carpet and textiles.