Dow Coating Materials has announced a price increase for all acrylic- and cellulose-based products sold to the architectural coatings, industrial coatings and traffic-paint industries, effective Sept. 1, 2010, or as contract terms allow.

Beginning Oct. 1, Evonik Industries’ Inorganic Materials business unit will raise prices for precipitated and fumed silica products, special oxides, and matting agents.

Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is increasing the price of its Combizell™ and Culminal™ methylcellulose products effective July 15, or as contracts allow.

DSM NeoResins+ has announced prices increases for its liquid acrylic resins and beads and for its urethane resins.

U.S. Zinc, a zinc producer owned by Brazilian Votorantim Metais, announced it will increase premiums on zinc oxide and zinc dust effective immediately.

The Valspar Corp. has announced pricing increases for powder coatings products. Pricing changes will take effect for all shipments on or after July 15.

NYCO Minerals and its affiliate divisions will adjust pricing for all wollastonite products produced from its New York and Mexican operations.

Clariant's Industrial and Consumer Specialties business unit has announced global price increases for its entire product portfolio.

Effective for orders shipped on or after July 7, 2010, Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) has announced a price increase.

Effective June 1, 2010, Dianal America has increased prices.