Powder Coating Used Leveling Additive

At the start of this year, bulk chemical materials have seen a broad-based surge in prices.   What’s driving this round of increases? The root cause is the international situation. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have directly pushed up both crude oil and shipping costs.   Against this backdrop, price hikes have spread across a wide range of chemical products. Polyester resin, acrylic emulsions and monomers, epoxy resin, leveling agents, dispersants, and others have seen increases ranging from 3% to 12%. The most striking case is epoxy resin, which has surged by more than 30% in just one month.     Among the more specialized materials, the TGIC curing agent has jumped from 31,000 yuan per ton to 36,000 yuan per ton—a sharp rise of 5,000 yuan per ton, or 16%. Orders are already booked through mid-April, and manufacturers are restricting new sales, accepting only repeat orders from existing customers.   As for the HAA curing agent, new orders have been completely suspended. Manufacturers have stated that due to “a sharp surge in the price of raw material adipic acid, combined with production capacity constraints, no new orders will be accepted in the short term.” The current price stands at 15–17.5 yuan per kilogram.   Titanium dioxide (rutile type) has also seen notable increases. Before the Chinese New Year, the mainstream ex-factory price was between 11,800 and 12,500 yuan per ton. It has now risen to 12,800–13,600 yuan per ton, while the chloride-process grade is priced at 13,800–14,500 yuan per ton—an increase of more than 1,000 yuan per ton compared to the end of last year.   For further updates, please subscribe to our newsletter—we will continue to track developments.