BASF to increase prices for butanediol and its derivatives in Europe

With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products:
- (1888PressRelease) December 01, 2010 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products:
1,4-Butanediol (BDO) +120 EUR/mt
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) +120 EUR/mt
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF ®)
for non-fiber applications
+120 EUR/mt
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) +120 EUR/mt
Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) +120 EUR/mt
BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex or elastane fibers.
PolyTHF â is a registered trade mark of the BASF Group in many countries.
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