MIDLAND, MI — The
Dow Chemical Co. is raising prices in North America for a wide selection of its epoxy resin products. Expoy resins are a basic component of laminates used in printed wiring boards.
Effective July 1, 2006, or as contract terms allow, Dow will increase off-list prices for liquid, solid, solid solution and brominated epoxy resins by six to eight cents per pound. A breakdown of the price hikes:
Liquid Epoxy Resins
| D.E.R. 300 series
| $0.08/lb
|
Solid Epoxy Resins
| D.E.R. 600 series
| $0.06/lb
|
Solid Solution Epoxy Resins
| D.E.R. 600 series
| $0.06/lb
|
Brominated Epoxy Resins
| D.E.R. 500 series
| $0.08/lb
|
Other terms and conditions of sale for products affected by these price increases remain unchanged.