Price increase for Polyetheramines announced
Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising prices for its Polyetheramines portfolio globally by 100 Euros per metric ton or the equivalent amount in local currency.
Polyetheramines are intermediate chemicals used in the production of plastics, polyurea coatings, adhesives and reaction injection moulding (RIM). They are also used as curing agents for epoxy resins.
BASF has Polyetheramine manufacturing capacities at its sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and in Geismar, Louisiana/USA.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN).
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