Celanese announces emulsions price increases for Americas and EMEA regions  
Publish Date:20.12.2010  
Article:Celanese Corporation announced it will increase the price of all emulsions sold in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa according to the below table, effective 01 January 2011, or as contracts allow.
 

Product

North, Central and South America

Europe, Africa and Middle East

 
Pure 100% acrylic emulsions

Up to USD 0.21/lb

EUR 60/t

 
Vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE)

Up to USD 0.035/lb

EUR 30/t

 
Vinyl-based copolymers (vinyl acrylic, vinyl acetate/versatate)

Up to USD 0.12/lb

EUR 30/t

 
Vinyl acetate homopolymers

Up to USD 0.025/lb

EUR 30/t

 
Styrene arcylic

EUR 50/t

The primary reason for these price increases is increased raw material costs and this increase is in addition to the one previously announced effective for 01 October 2010.
These price increases include all emulsions and affects applications including, but not limited to, adhesives, paint and coatings, building and construction, nonwovens, glass fiber, carpet and textiles.
 
Source:Celanese  
Date Of Article:15 December 2010