Omnova sets price increases for lubricants for paper and paperboard on Feb. 1

FAIRLAWN, OH, Jan. 6, 2011 (Press Release) - OMNOVA Solutions today announced price increases of up to $0.08/wet pound on all SunKote, SunKem, and OmnaGlide lubricants sold into the North American paper and paperboard markets. These increases will be implemented on all list and off-list prices, effective February 1, 2011, and are necessitated by escalations in the costs of key feedstocks.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. is a technology-based company with last twelve months sales through August 2010 of $827 million and a current workforce of 2,900 employees worldwide. OMNOVA is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses. Visit OMNOVA Solutions on the internet at www.omnova.com.