Dow Chemical increases acylic acid and acrylate prices

Dow Chemical has announced price increases for acrylic acid and acrylates:
butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and glacial acrylic acid globally as follows: North America by $0.03/lb; Asia Pacific by $70/tonne; Middle East/Africa by $70/tonne; Latin America by $70/tonne and Europe by Euro 50/tonne.

BASF prepare ground for two plants in Pudong near Shanghai

As reported in the Pakistan Textile Journal, BASF had a ground-breaking ceremony to start the development of two new chemical plants in China. Of particular interest to the paper chemicals market is the construction of a polyacrylate polymers plant with a minimum capacity of 30,000 metric tons per year.