Due to continued raw material shortages and escalating costs, Lucite International Inc. announced a price increase.

Due to continued raw material shortages and escalating costs, Dianal America Inc. announced a price increase.

Oxea will increase list and off-list prices on isononanoic acid effective April 1, 2018, or as contracts allow for Europe.

Buckman announced a global price adjustment on select performance chemical lines effective April 1, 2018, or as contracts allow.

Ashland announced that effective immediately, or as contracts allow, it will increase prices on products sold into industrial applications by up to 15%.

Effective March 1, 2018, or as contracts allow, BASF Corp. will increase prices for all acrylic dispersions sold to the architectural, industrial, protective maintenance and paper coating markets in North America by 9 to 12 percent.

Orion Engineered Carbons announced that it began implementing price increases on all specialty carbon blacks beginning Jan. 1, 2018.

Effective Jan. 29, 2018, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for pigments, dyes and preparations.

ACTEGA North America will increase prices on inks, coatings, adhesives and pressroom chemicals effective Feb. 19, 2018.

With immediate effect or as existing contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices for UV resins (Laromer® product range) in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.