Arkema announces a €150/ton price increase for its acrylic monomers (acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate and 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate) in Europe, as of February 1st 2010 or as contracts allow.

This price increase is necessary to partly offset the sharp rise in raw materials costs of these last months.

Main applications of acrylic monomers include paints and coatings, super absorbents, water treatment, paper and textile.