Dow Corning to increase engineered elastomer prices

From Rubber & Plastics News

Midland, Michigan-Dow Corning Corp. will raise prices on select materials for the engineered elastomers industry by 5 to 7 percent in the Americas from 15 June. Rising costs of raw materials and energy for the production of silicone materials spurred the price hike, the company said. Affected product lines include dimethyl silicone rubber gum, base, custom compounds, additives and modifiers.