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BASF to Increase Prices for Butanediol and Derivatives in Europe

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By: Kerry Pianoforte

Editor, Coatings World

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.

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

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