OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of $0.03 per dry pound for styrene butadiene latex and $0.02 per wet pound for pure acrylic, styrene acrylic, vinyl acrylic and vinyl acetate emulsion polymers.
International trade and new developments in science and technology are having a profound effect on the adhesives industry, impacting both the variety of adhesives available on the market and the manner in which they are produced.
Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. has announced that its ISO certification for Precision Manufacturing of Meter/Mix/Dispense equipment has been upgraded to ISO 9001:2000 - the latest ISO standard for quality management systems.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has announced the sale of its MDI (methylene-diphenylene isocyanate) Business to ITWC, a Malcom, Iowa-based company that is a leading supplier of prepolymers, systems and equipment to the urethane industry.
Avery Dennison Corp. has reported fourth quarter 2003 diluted earnings per share of $0.59, compared with $0.56 per share for the prior-year fourth quarter.