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BASF increases prices for butanediol and -derivatives in Europe

Monday 01. March 2010 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its European selling prices for the following products:

1,4 Butanediol (BDO) +150 EUR/mt
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) +150 EUR/mt
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF) + 70 EUR/mt
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) +150 EUR/mt
Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) +150 EUR/mt

BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers.

PolyTHF is a registered trade mark of BASF Group in many countries.