Effective January 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.