Dow Biocides has announced price increases for biocides used in metalworking fluids, and Dow Chemical has announced a price hike on a type of glycol used in textile lubricants.
Dow Biocides, a Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based business unit of Dow Chemical, Monday announced it is raising list and off-list prices for its solid DBNPA line and its entire glutaraldehyde product portfolio by 10 cents per pound in North America and 10 percent for the rest of the world. The price increase will be effective Jan. 1. Applications for the biocides include metalworking fluids, water treatment, sanitizers and preservatives.
We continued to see costs escalate in this highly regulated industry, leading to continued upward cost pressure in the market, said Nanette Hermsen, global marketing manager for Dow Biocides. This price increase is necessary to enable our continued reinvestment both in our business and within the biocides industry.
DBNPA (2,2-Dibromo-3-nitrilopropianamide) is a broad spectrum biocide used to control bacteria, yeast and algae in metalworking fluid applications, water treatment, pulp and paper, reverse osmosis, and oil and gas.
In addition to being non-corrosive to metal surfaces, glutaraldehyde is one of the few biocides readily biodegradable in accordance with OECD 301A and 306 guidelines. Dow’s glutaraldehyde products affected by the price increase include Uconex antimicrobials, which are registered for use in metalworking fluids; Ucarcide antimicrobial and preservatives; Aqucar water treatment microbiocides; and products sold under the Glutex, Ucarsan and Zoldine brands.
Midland, Mich.-based Dow on Thursday announced that effective Dec.1, it will increase list and off-list prices in North America by 5 cents per pound for all grades of tetraethylene glycol.
According to Dow, tetraethylene glycol is often used as a process solvent in hydrocarbon purification processes and as a coupling agent in the production of textile lubricants and formulations.