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BASF increases prices for ethanolamines in Europe

Friday 28. August 2009 - With immediate effect , BASF is increasing the sales prices for ethanolamines (EOA) in Europe as follows:

Monoethanolamine (MEOA) + 60 €/t
Diethanolamine (DEOA) + 40 €/t
Triethanolamine (TEOA) + 80 €/t

The price increase shall apply to current supply agreements as soon and as far as allowed under their terms and conditions.

MEOA, DEOA and TEOA are high-class intermediates used amongst others in the manufacture of agrochemicals and wood preservatives, surfactants for detergents and cleaning products, process chemicals for gas treatment, lubricants, cement additives, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

BASF produces EOA at plants in its Verbund sites Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.