January 12, 2021

Dow Announces Polyol Increase

January 12, 2021

Polyol PRICE INCREASE

Effective February 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, The Dow Chemical Company, on behalf of itself and its applicable consolidated subsidiaries (“Dow”), will increase off-list prices by the amounts listed below on all grades and package types of the following Polyol products in North America:

VORANOL US $0.07 / lb
VORALUX US $0.07 / lb
SPECFLEX US $0.07 / lb

Thank you for your continued business with Dow. Please contact your Account Manager if you have any questions related to this communication.

January 5, 2021

COIM Raises Polyester Polyol Price

January 5th, 2021

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to escalating raw material cost, COIM USA is increasing the selling prices of its Diexter® polyester polyols for CASE applications in the US and Canada by $0.04/lb. This price increase is effective February 5th, 2021, or as contracts allow.

We appreciate the business and partnership between our companies, and your account manager will contact you shortly to discuss the specifics of this increase.

January 5, 2021

COIM Raises Polyester Polyol Price

January 5th, 2021

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to escalating raw material cost, COIM USA is increasing the selling prices of its Diexter® polyester polyols for CASE applications in the US and Canada by $0.04/lb. This price increase is effective February 5th, 2021, or as contracts allow.

We appreciate the business and partnership between our companies, and your account manager will contact you shortly to discuss the specifics of this increase.

January 4, 2021

U.S. Mattress Imports

Current year-to-date ( YTD ) data is through October 2020.

Imports: Mattresses and other bedding products

Total Imports Compared to the same month a year ago

36.62%

Compared to last month

11.77%

Total All Imports Compared to the same month a year ago

0.66%

Compared to last month

6.35%

RankAmong U.S. Imports

103

Rank 2019

109

U.S. imports of Mattresses and other bedding products totaled $539.29 million in October, a change of 36.62 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was 11.77 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Mattresses and other bedding products ranked No. 103 in October. It had ranked No. 109 for the same month last year.

While Mattresses and other bedding products ranked No. 103 in October by value, it ranked No. 71 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Mattresses and other bedding products imports in October were (1) China, (2) Vietnam, and (3) India. Among the nation’s more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Passenger vehicles, (2) Computers, and (3) Cell phones, related equipment.

January 4, 2021

U.S. Mattress Imports

Current year-to-date ( YTD ) data is through October 2020.

Imports: Mattresses and other bedding products

Total Imports Compared to the same month a year ago

36.62%

Compared to last month

11.77%

Total All Imports Compared to the same month a year ago

0.66%

Compared to last month

6.35%

RankAmong U.S. Imports

103

Rank 2019

109

U.S. imports of Mattresses and other bedding products totaled $539.29 million in October, a change of 36.62 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was 11.77 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Mattresses and other bedding products ranked No. 103 in October. It had ranked No. 109 for the same month last year.

While Mattresses and other bedding products ranked No. 103 in October by value, it ranked No. 71 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Mattresses and other bedding products imports in October were (1) China, (2) Vietnam, and (3) India. Among the nation’s more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Passenger vehicles, (2) Computers, and (3) Cell phones, related equipment.