Effective Oct. 1, 2008, Bayer MaterialScience is raising its sales prices for coating and adhesive raw materials in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region by up to 13 percent.

Due to increased costs in raw material and transportation, Lucite International has announced a price increase for Elvacite® core acrylic resins.

Cytec Industries Inc. has announced price increases for its CYMEL®, MELMAC®, BECKAMINE® and UFORMITE® amino resins on all shipments in North and South America on or after Sept. 15, 2008, or as contracts allow.

Effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, Southern Clay Products will increase list and off-list prices of Claytone® and Tixogel® organoclay additives five to 15 percent.

Tronox Inc. has announced that prices for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Japan will increase by 40 Yen per kilogram, effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as contracts allow.

Evonik Tego Chemie GmbH has announced price increases that will go into effect in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Tronox Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary companies, has announced that prices for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in North America (United States and Canada) will increase by U.S. $0.08 per pound, effective Sept. 3, 2008, or as contracts allow.

Solvay Chemicals Inc. will increase off-list prices for all commodity grades of hydrogen peroxide effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as contracts permit.

Effective Sept. 1, 2008, Almatis will increase the prices for its entire specialty alumina product portfolio for all new contracts worldwide.

Tronox Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary companies, has announced price increases for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.