With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products:

1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 50 EUR/mt
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 75 EUR/mt
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 100EUR/mt
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) + 75 EUR/mt
Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) + 75 EUR/mt
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) + 40 EUR/mt

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

PolyTHFâ is a registered trade mark of BASF Group in many countries.

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