Grace Announces 2019 Price Increase for Silica-Based and Molecular Sieve Products

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE:GRA) will increase the price of silica-based and molecular sieve products sold through its Grace Materials Technologies business segment by 7 percent as contracts allow. This pricing action will enable Grace to sustain investment in best-in-class manufacturing capabilities and increase R&D on technologies to help customers produce differentiated products and meet more stringent regulatory requirements across a broad spectrum of industries. This increase will be effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Grace’s silica-based and molecular sieves technologies are used in manufacturing processes and as additives in customers’ end products over a wide range of applications from coatings and plastics to food and pharmaceuticals. Grace technologies deliver quality and performance attributes in products that touch our everyday lives, including advanced characteristics in paints and coatings, cleaner air from emission control technologies, enhanced bioavailability in pharmaceuticals, and better toothpaste whitening. Products of many of the world’s leading brands are produced or improved through Grace materials science.

Affected will be prices for silica gel, colloidal silica, precipitated silica, and adsorbent products, including the DARACLAR^®, DAVISIL^®, LUDOX^®, PERKASIL^®, PHONOSORB^®, SHIELDEX^®, SIDENT^®, SYLOBEAD^®, SYLOBLOC^®, SYLODENT^®, SYLOID^®, SYLOJET^®, SYLOSIV^®, SYLOWHITE^®, TRISYL^®, and VYDAC^® brands. 

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Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. With approximately 3,900 employees, Grace operates and/or sells to customers in over 60 countries. More information about Grace is available at grace.com.

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