Sodium Silicate Prices Set to Rise As Producers Seek to Rebuild Margins.

Chemical Market Reporter | July 10, 2000| | Copyright

SODIUM SILICATE producers are trying to rebuild margins because the value of their products has fallen for nearly two years. A wave of price increases is sweeping the industry, driven by rising raw material costs and the recent price erosion, but producers remain challenged by the highly regional market.

During the past month, the sodium silicate industry has seen a series of price nominations, beginning with PQ Corporation's early June increase of 25 cents per hundredweight for liquid sodium silicate and 60 cents per hundredweight for lump glass products. Occidental ...

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