Canadian sodium silicate price hike blamed on rising cost of soda ash.(Inorganic Chemicals)

Chemical Market Reporter | November 3, 1997| | Copyright

RECENT PRICE INCREASES for sodium silicate's main raw material, soda ash, are leading the sole Canadian producer to seek a 3 percent price hike. Although US sodium silicate producers are experiencing the same soda ash increase, it appears they are taking a wait-and-see approach to the Canadian initiative.

National Silicates Ltd. and Silicates National Limitee, a Canadian affiliate of PQ Corporation, increased its off-list prices on sodium silicate and other silicate products by 3 percent, effective December 1.

The price increase is necessary to offset ...

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