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Sekisui Specialty Chemicals Announces Global Price Increase
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
A specialty chemicals price increase for polyvinyl alcohol feeds input costs for downstream manufacturers, a mild inflationary signal.
Specialty chemical price hikes add to cost pressure
Follow-on price announcements from peers
Price increase may not stick if demand weakens
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DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals announced today that it will increase the price of Selvol® Polyvinyl Alcohol, Selvol Ultiloc®, Selvol Ultalux®, and Selvol Premiol® products up to the amounts shown in the table. Region Increase: North America $220/mt Latin...
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