Rohm and Haas Company Announces Price Increases for Acrylate, Methacrylates and RocryL(R) Specialty Monomers

19-09-2006: Rohm and Haas Company announced that with the continued rising costs of key raw materials, it is increasing off-list prices for Acrylate, Methacrylate and Rocryl® Specialty monomers shown below, effective October 1, 2006. These increases are as follows:

Europe (EUR/MT): Butyl Acrylate (BA) EUR 100; Ethyl Acrylate (EA) EUR100; Glacial Acrylic Acid (GAA) EUR90; 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate (2-EHA) EUR100 ; Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) EUR120; Glacial Methacrylic Acid (GMAA) EUR120; Butyl Methacrylic Acid (BMA) 120; Rocryl 400 Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate (HEMA) EUR90; Rocryl 410 Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate (HPMA) EUR90; Rocryl 420 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) EUR90; Rocryl 430 Hydroxypropyl Acrylate (HPA) EUR90

Americas ($/Lb. ): Butyl Acrylate (BA) $0.10; Ethyl Acrylate (EA) $0.08; Glacial Acrylic Acid (GAA) $0.08; 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate (2-EHA) $0.08; Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) $0.10; Glacial Methacrylic Acid (GMAA) $0.10; Butyl Methacrylic Acid (BMA) $0.10; Rocryl 400 Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate (HEMA) $0.05; Rocryl 410 Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate (HPMA) $0.05; Rocryl 420 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) $0.05; Rocryl 430 Hydroxypropyl Acrylate (HPA) $0.05