Consumables

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and its derivatives in Europe

Wednesday 01. December 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.