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The rising price of oil only further compounds the acrylic acid shortage, said Bill Bayer, business manager of Surface Specialties. "Raw materials are derived from oil and they're all increasing [in price] right now," Bayer said. "As raw material prices increase, companies are pressured to pass those costs on to customers. There was a time when companies were able to absorb price changes, but there's little capacity for that now."