sales prices for butanediol and butanediol derivatives by EUR50 per

metric ton in Europe. This measure applies in particular to 1,4

butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)

and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). The price adjustment is related to

unsatisfactory margins and is necessary to ensure that BASF can

continue to offer high-quality products and services to its customers.

BASF announced a global price increase for the BDO derivative

With plants in Europe, Asia and North America, BASF is one of the

world’s top manufacturers of BDO and its derivatives. The company’s

total annual capacity amounts to 535,000 metric tons of these

products. BDO and its derivatives are widely used for producing

engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents, electronic chemicals

and elastic fibers.