Arkema to increase prices of its Methacrylic monomers in Europe.

03/18/2008    Press Release

Due to continuous cost pressures on raw materials and utilities, Arkema announces a €100/T price increase for its Norsocryl® Methacrylic monomers, effective April 1, 2008.

This concerns Methyl Methacrylate (MMA), Methacrylic Acid (MAA), as well as the other esters iBMA, nBMA, 2-EHMA and Madame sold in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Methyl Methacrylate is mainly used for the production of PMMA and plastic additives, and is a component of acrylic emulsions.