Pricing and Markets

June 1, 2021

BASF Raising Polyol and TDI Prices

June 1, 2021

Dear Valued Customer,
Effective June 1, 2021 or as contracts allow, BASF Corporation is raising the price for all
Lupranate® TDI products by $0.10 per pound, and all Pluracol® polyol products by $0.10 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.

June 1, 2021

BASF Increases Diols Pricing

BASF to increase price for diols and derivatives in North America

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, June 1, 2021 – Effective July 1, 2021 or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices in North America for 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) and derivatives.

Product                                                                      Price Increase

1,4- Butanediol (BDO)                                               $0.10 / lb

Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL)                                    $0.15 / lb

N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)                                       $0.15 / lb

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)                                                $0.25 / lb

Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) $0.25 / lb

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

https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/market-news-/2021/basf-to-increase-price-for-diols-and-derivatives-in-north-americ1.html

June 1, 2021

BASF Increases Diols Pricing

BASF to increase price for diols and derivatives in North America

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, June 1, 2021 – Effective July 1, 2021 or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices in North America for 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) and derivatives.

Product                                                                      Price Increase

1,4- Butanediol (BDO)                                               $0.10 / lb

Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL)                                    $0.15 / lb

N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)                                       $0.15 / lb

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)                                                $0.25 / lb

Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) $0.25 / lb

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

https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/market-news-/2021/basf-to-increase-price-for-diols-and-derivatives-in-north-americ1.html

May 19, 2021

Dow Announces Polyol Increases

May 18, 2021

Polyol PRICE INCREASE

Effective June 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, The Dow Chemical Company, on behalf of
itself and its applicable consolidated subsidiaries (“Dow”), will increase list and off-list
prices by the amounts listed below on all grades and package types of the following
Polyol products in North America:


VORANOL US $0.10 / lb
VORALUX US $0.10 / lb
SPECFLEX US $0.10 / lb


Thank you for your continued business with Dow. Please contact your Account
Manager if you have any questions related to this communication.

May 19, 2021

Dow Announces Polyol Increases

May 18, 2021

Polyol PRICE INCREASE

Effective June 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, The Dow Chemical Company, on behalf of
itself and its applicable consolidated subsidiaries (“Dow”), will increase list and off-list
prices by the amounts listed below on all grades and package types of the following
Polyol products in North America:


VORANOL US $0.10 / lb
VORALUX US $0.10 / lb
SPECFLEX US $0.10 / lb


Thank you for your continued business with Dow. Please contact your Account
Manager if you have any questions related to this communication.