Product price index. (Industry News).

Product Price Index

Company                  Product                        Change

Albermarle-Martinswerk   aluminum trihydrate            increase by 10%
                         flame retardants
                         aluminum hydroxies             increase by 10%

Cognis                   Versamid, Genamid and          increase of
                         Versamine                        $0.05/lb.

Dow Chemical             all grades of acetone          increase of
                                                          $0.03/lb.

                         all acrylic, styrene acrylic   increase of
                         styrene acrylic and NeoCAR       $0.03/lb. for
                         acrylic latex emulsions          all 50%
                                                          solids
                                                          emulsions

Great Lakes Chemical     Lowinox CPL hindered           increase by 12%
                         phenolic antioxidant

Noveon                   Hycar, Carboset, HyStretch,    increase of
                         Carbobond and Carbotac           $0.03/lb.
                         acrylic and styrene-acrylic
                         emulsions

                         Performax compounds            increase of
                                                          $0.02-
                                                          $0.03/lb.

Perstorp Polyols         neopentyl glycol               increase of
                                                          $0.03/lb.

Reichhold                epoxy resins and               increase of
                         curing agents                    $0.03-
                                                          $0.05/lb.

                         latex emulsions                increase of
                                                          $0.03/lb.

                         alkyds                         increase of
                                                          $0.03/lb.

Resolution Performance
  Products               epoxy resins and               increase by 10%
                         related products

Rohm and Haas            emulsions and additives        increase by
                                                          8-9% in
                                                          Asia-Pacific
                                                          region

                         acrylic copolymer              off-list price
                         emulsions, solution              increase
                         polymers,                        5-8%/lb.
                         styrene-containing
                         polymers and additives

Company                  Product                        Effective

Albermarle-Martinswerk   aluminum trihydrate            Jan. 1, 2003
                         flame retardants
                         aluminum hydroxies             Jan. 1, 2003

Cognis                   Versamid, Genamid and          Dec. 1, 2002
                         Versamine

Dow Chemical             all grades of acetone          Jan. 1, 2003

                         all acrylic, styrene acrylic   Jan. 1, 2003
                         styrene acrylic and NeoCAR
                         acrylic latex emulsions

Great Lakes Chemical     Lowinox CPL hindered           Dec. 15, 2002
                         phenolic antioxidant

Noveon                   Hycar, Carboset, HyStretch,    Jan. 15, 2003
                         Carbobond and Oarbotac
                         acrylic and styrene-acrylic
                         emulsions

                         Performax compounds            Jan. 15, 2003

Perstorp Polyols         neopentyl glycol               Jan. 1, 2003

Reichhold                epoxy resins and               Jan. 15, 2003
                         curing agents

                         latex emulsions                Jan. 15, 2003

                         alkyds                         Jan. 15, 2003

Resolution Performance
  Products               epoxy resins and               Jan. 1, 2003
                         related products

Rohm and Haas            emulsions and additives        effective
                                                          immediately

                         acrylic copolymer              Jan. 1, 2003
                         emulsions, solution
                         polymers,
                         styrene-containing
                         polymers and additives