AOC have announced price increases for materials sold in Europe North America and Canada. In Europe the prices will be increased by €100 metric ton for all products sold, the price will increase on March 15th 2013. AOC have also announced a price increase for all Vinyl Ester products in the amount of US$0.06/lb in [...]
DSM Set to Increase Prices
DSM Composite Resins have announced a price increase for its complete range of resins sold in Europe by 100 Euros per ton. The price increase will take effect for all new orders after March 1, 2013. Fons Harbers, EMEAI Sales Director says that the prices rise is down to the continued increase in costs for [...]
Ashland Increases Resin & Gelcoat Prices
Following price increases by both Reichhold & AOC Resins, Ashland Performance Materials have announced that they are increasing the prices of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins and gelcoats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 100 Euro per ton. This increase will take effect Feb. 1, 2013, or at the earliest [...]
Reichhold Announce New Year Price Increases
Reichhold have announced a price increase effective for all orders shipped on or after February 1, 2013 in Europe of 90 EUR/MT on all unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins and ancillary products. Alberto Piccinotti, Vice-President Commercial Europe stated; The sharp increase in raw material prices leave us no choice but to raise our prices [...]
The 2012 European GRP Market Report
As in past years, the development of the market for glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) mirrors the general economic growth of the countries included in this report quite closely. This is hardly surprising when we consider the application industries to which GRP parts are supplied. The majority of customers come from a very wide range [...]
Scott Bader Increase Prices in Europe
Scott Bader Europe have announced a further price increase for its Crystic range of unsaturated polyester (UPR), vinyl ester (VER), DCPD, plus all other manufactured composite products by €110 per tonne. This latest round of price increase will be implemented from 29th October 2012, subject to existing customer contracts. Scott Bader say that this is [...]
Euroresins To Sell BASF Epoxy Resin Systems in Europe
Euroresins have teamed up with BASF to distribute the Baxxodur epoxy systems for composite materials in Europe. BASF will continue to directly serve its customers in the automotive and wind energy industry with Baxxodur systems. The distribution agreement between both companies will initially target the German market and is to be extended, step by step [...]
AOC & Reichhold Both Announce October Price Increases for Europe
In the past few days both AOC Resins & Reichhold have announced a price increase on all products sold in Europe by €100 per metric ton effective at the start of October. Both companies have attributed the increases to sharp and sudden increases in raw material costs. With raw material costs expected to remain volatile [...]
Scott Bader Increasing Prices in Europe
Scott Bader in Europe have announced a price increase for its Crystic range of unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, DCPD as well as all other manufactured composite products. The price is set to increase by €75 per tonne and will go into effect from the 17th of September 2012, subject to existing customer contracts. Scott Bader [...]
Ashland Set for Resin & Gelcoat Increases
Following announcements from both AOC and Reichhold this week, Ashland Performance Materials is the latest company to increase prices. From the 1st of September Ashland’s complete portfolio of epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins and gelcoats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) will increase by 75 euros per ton. The pricing [...]
Reichhold Announce European Price Increase
Hot on the heels of last weeks North America price increase on unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, as of the 1st of September Reichhold will increase the price in Europe by €80 per tonne. Vice-President for Reichhold Commercial Europe stated; The persistent escalation of raw material prices continues to increase our costs, leaving us [...]