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March 1, 2021
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 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) and its derivatives:
1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 800 EUR/mt
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 1.050 EUR/mt
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 1.050 EUR/mt
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) + 800 EUR/mt
N-Ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) + 800 EUR/mt
BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers. PolyTHF® is a registered trade mark of BASF Group in many countries.
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https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2021/03/p-21-140.html
March 1, 2021
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 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) and its derivatives:
1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 800 EUR/mt
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 1.050 EUR/mt
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 1.050 EUR/mt
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) + 800 EUR/mt
N-Ethylpyrrolidone (NEP) + 800 EUR/mt
BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers. PolyTHF® is a registered trade mark of BASF Group in many countries.
Receive up-to-date news releases from BASF via push notification on your smartphone. Register for our news service at basf.com/pushnews.
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2021/03/p-21-140.html
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
Dear Valued Customer,
Effective April 1, 2021 or as contracts allow, BASF Corporation is raising the price for all Lupranate® TDI products by $0.11 per pound, and all Pluracol® polyol products by $0.13 per pound.
Your BASF Account Manager will provide further details of this announced increase and is available to answer any questions you may have. We appreciate your continued support for BASF Urethane Chemicals.
March 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
Dear Valued Customer,
Effective April 1, 2021 or as contracts allow, BASF Corporation is raising the price for all Lupranate® TDI products by $0.11 per pound, and all Pluracol® polyol products by $0.13 per pound.
Your BASF Account Manager will provide further details of this announced increase and is available to answer any questions you may have. We appreciate your continued support for BASF Urethane Chemicals.
March 1, 2021
PODCAST: US BDO struggles amid myriad supply constraints
Author: Antoinette Smith
2021/02/26
HOUSTON (ICIS)—Although US butanediol (BDO) plants in Louisiana and Ohio were not mechanically affected by the winter storm that idled most chemical production in the US Gulf, feedstock availability could curtail production.
No issues were reported for BASF and Ashland BDO production as a result of the arctic blast.
But the storm caused LyondellBasell to declare force majeure for feedstock propylene oxide (PO) and derivatives – including BDO – produced at its Texas site, further tightening North American supply.
In addition, the market has only recently begun to feel the effects of the late-2020 closure of the Lycra (Shandong Ruyi) BDO plant in Texas.
BDO expert Antoinette Smith discusses this and more in the following podcast interview by Anna Matherne and Alex Snodgrass.
https://www.podomatic.com/embed/html5/episode/9971439?style=normal&autoplay=false
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