OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.04 per wet pound for acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers.

FAIRLAWN, OH – OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.04 per wet pound for acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers. The increase is effective June 15, 2009, for all specialty markets. The increase is necessitated by the escalation in the costs of key raw materials.