Sartomer Company Increases Monomer and Oligomer Prices Due to Rising Raw Material and Energy Costs

EXTON, Pa. – Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company announces that it has increased the prices of its monomers and oligomers. Effective immediately (or as contracts allow), Sartomer's acrylic monomer prices will increase by 10 to 12 cents per pound; methacrylate monomers by 10 cents per pound; and oligomers by six cents per pound.

According to Sartomer's business director of specialty products, Paul Elias, the price increase is due to the rising costs of the raw materials and energy used to manufacture the products.

Sartomer Company, part of ATOFINA, the chemical branch of TOTAL, is a U.S.-based manufacturer of specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Exton, Pa., Sartomer offers more than 150 functional liquid and metallic monomers; an extensive line of oligomers; photoinitiators; Poly bd®, Ricon®, Krasol®, and SMA® specialty resins; Norsolene® hydrocarbon resins; and other specialty chemicals.