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BASF Increases Price for Formic Acid in the United States, Canada

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World

Effective Nov. 15, 2017, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices for all grades of formic acid sold in the United States and Canada by $0.04/lb.

Formic acid is a high-quality intermediate used in a broad range of applications. In animal nutrition, for example, it is used as a feed preservative. Potassium formate, a salt of formic acid, is an environmentally acceptable and highly efficient de-icing agent used on roads and airport runways. Both formic acid and potassium formate are also used in the oilfield industry as part of the drilling and completion process, as well as in shale gas exploration.

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