BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives in Europe

With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products:

1,4-Butanediol (BDO)                                                           + 200 EUR/mt

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)                                                        + 150 EUR/mt

Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®)                 + 300 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 trademark of BASF Group in many countries.