Albemarle to Increase Prices of ETHACURE(R) Curatives

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Specialty chemicals maker Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading global manufacturer of liquid curing agents for epoxy, polyurethane and polyurea systems for coatings, reaction-injection-molded (RIM) parts and other applications, will increase the prices of select ETHACURE curatives worldwide effective September 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050801/ALBEMARLELOGO ) The prices of ETHACURE 100 and ETHACURE 100 LC curatives will increase by $0.35/lb worldwide. The price of ETHACURE 300 curative will increase by $0.30/lb worldwide. ETHACURE curatives are manufactured in the U.S.A., and are part of Albemarle's Polymer Additives business segment. For more information about ETHACURE curatives, visit http://www.ethacure.com.... [read full story]