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BASF increases European prices for methylamine and methylamine derivatives

Monday 14. March 2011 - With immediate effect or as existing contracts permit, BASF is increasing its European sales prices for methylamines and methylamine derivates as follows:

Monomethylamin (MMA) + 30 €/t
Dimethylamin (DMA) + 40 €/t
Trimethylamin (TMA) + 50 €/t
Dimethylaminopropylamin (DMAPA) + 100 €/t
Dimethylethanolamin (DMEOA) + 90 €/t
Methylethanolamin (MMEOA) + 90 €/t
Methyldiethanolamin (MDEOA) + 120 €/t
Dimethylformamid (DMF) + 30 €/t
Dimethylacetamid (DMAC) + 60 €/t
or by the corresponding amount in local currency.
Methylamine and methylamine derivatives are versatile chemical intermediates with a wide range of applications, such as agrochemi cals, water treatment and personal care. They also prove valuable in the production of feed additives and organic solvents. BASF produces methylamine and methylamine derivatives at its sites in Ludwigshafen (Germany), Geismar (Louisiana, USA), Nanjing (China) and Camaçari
(Brazil).