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- Published: September 22, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
MIDLAND, MI, USA—The Dow Chemical Company reports, as of October 1, 2003 (or as contracts allow), it will increase all off-schedule prices for Tergitol, Triton NPE and OPE, Industrial and Sentry Carbowax PEG and MPEG products. The price increases will apply to the following products:
- TERGITOL: NP-4 thru NP-40 (100% actives)— $0.05/lb
- TERGITOL: NP-30, 40, 50, 55, 70 (70% actives)— $0.04/lb
- TRITON: X-15, 35, 45, 114, 100, 100LD, 100CG, 102— $0.05/lb
- TRITON: X-155, 165, 305, 405, 705—$0.05/lb
- TRITON: N-57—$0.05/lb
- Carboxwax: PEG Industrial and SENTRY Grades 200, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1,000—$0.05/lb
- Carbowax MPEG Industrial and SENTRY Grades 350, 550, 750—$0.05/lb
Says Dow marketing manager Diane Gottschalk, "Dow is committed to providing customers with high-quality, high-performance surfactant products."
Dow Surfactants customers can contact the company's Customer Information Group at 800/447-4369 (in the US and Canada) or at 989/832-1560 (from other global regions). Additional info can be found at dowsurfactants.com and at carbowax.com.