Additive prices going up, too.Fillers, flame retardants, and coupling agents will all cost more by next month. * Imerys plans to raise prices of calcium carbonate calcium carbonate, CaCO3, white chemical compound that is the most common nonsiliceous mineral. It occurs in two crystal forms: calcite, which is hexagonal, and aragonite, which is rhombohedral. and kaolin kaolin (kā`əlĭn): see china clay. clays by an average of 5% on Jan. 15. * Degussa Corp. hiked silanes (except sulfur-functional types) by 4% on Nov. 1. * Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Chemical Corp., raised tabs on a range of brominated flame retardants by 10% on Dec. 7. The products affected include hexabromocyclodecane (HBCD)--Great Lakes CD-75P and SP-75 series--which are used in PS foams. Also affected is tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA TBBA Tampa Bay Builders Association TBBA TetrabromobisphenolA TBBA Truth by Blatant Assertion (fallacious argument technique) TBBA Tampa Bay Beekeepers Association (Seffner, FL) )--Great Lakes BA-59P--which is used in epoxy resins for printed circuit boards and also in thermoplastics for electronics. |
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