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BASF to Increase Price for Diols, Derivatives in North America

Effective Jan. 1, 2018 or as existing contracts permit.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices in North America for 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) and derivatives by $0.05/lb.

The products included are: BDO, Tetrahydrofuran (THF), Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF), 2-Pyrrolidone (2-P) and N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP).

BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers.

PolyTHF is a registered trademark of BASF Corporation .

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