Eastman’s newsroom lists an October 31, 2026 notice announcing a November 1 off-list price increase, subject to what contracts permit. The named product is Eastman Ethyl Acetate, Urethane Grade. Food Grade, Food Grade Kosher and NF/EP Grade are excluded. The notice covers North America and Latin America.
Eastman’s November 1 esters price notice
Eastman newsroom: October 31 publication listing
Match the order before applying the number
The announced increase is USD 0.06 per pound, also displayed as USD 0.13 per kilogram. Those are mass-based price increments, not percentage rates. The notice does not supply the final price for an individual customer’s order. Nor does its regional scope establish a change for an Indian purchase.
A useful order check starts with the supplier’s exact product description, the grade, the commercial region and the applicable timing. Keep unresolved matches visible. A similarly named material or a date on a planning spreadsheet is not enough to establish which adjustment belongs on a particular order.
Work through a fictional pound-based order
Imagine a training worksheet with an invented order for 2,000 lb. Assume, solely for the exercise, that the product, region and timing match and the quoted adjustment applies in full. The incremental amount is 2,000 × USD 0.06 = USD 120.
That USD 120 is the exercise’s added amount. It is not the order’s total value. To calculate a total, the worksheet would also need a confirmed starting price and any other applicable charges. None is supplied here, so the example deliberately stops at the increment.
Now change the fictional quantity to 1,000 lb while keeping the same assumed rate. The increment becomes USD 60. This is a quantity calculation; it does not turn the six-cent figure into a 6% increase. A percentage comparison would require the relevant starting price.
Use one mass basis for each calculation
Write the quantity unit beside the rate unit before multiplying. For a separate invented kilogram worksheet, 1,000 kg × USD 0.13/kg gives USD 130 under the same exercise assumptions. Do not add a pound-based calculation and a kilogram-based calculation for the same shipment. They are alternative unit bases, not separate charges.
Reconcile the estimate with an actual quote
Label the worksheet result as an estimate under stated assumptions. When a supplier quote arrives, compare its product, unit, effective timing and adjustment against those assumptions. Ask the supplier to resolve differences before treating the planning figure as the payable amount. No customer contract, quote, purchase order or invoice was reviewed for this article.
Read the price increment
