Press Releases

Cytec Announces Price Increases for Specialty UV/EB Monomers, Oligomers and Photoinitiators

West Paterson, NJ, October 2, 2007 – Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT) announced today it is increasing the prices of selected UV/EB curable specialty monomers, specialty oligomers, and photoinitiators in the Americas for orders shipped on or after October 15, 2007.

Prices will advance between five to seven percent depending on the product family, and as contracts allow.

The increase is necessitated by the continued escalation in the cost of raw materials, especially acrylic acid, acrylic esters and polyols, and related energy, packaging and transportation costs.  Information and technical assistance about any of Cytec’s coating resins are available by contacting Cytec at 1-800-652-6013, +1 973-357-3193, or custinfo@cytec.com.

Corporate Profile
Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling value-added products. Our products serve a diverse range of end markets including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining and plastics. We use our technology and application development expertise to create chemical and material solutions that are formulated to perform specific and important functions in the finished products of our customers.

Back to All Press Releases