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BASF to increase price for oleochemicals in North America
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, October 26, 2017 - Effective November 1, 2017 or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices in North America for the following product groups:
P-US-17-112
| Product Category | BASF Tradenames | November 1, 2017 Price Increase Range ($USD/kg or %) | |
| Fatty Alcohol | Agnique® HD-Ocenols® Lanette®, Lorol® |
0.08 – 0.16 $USD/KG | |
| Betaines & Amphoterics | Dehyton® Deriphat® |
0.02 – 0.05 $USD/KG | |
| Amides | Comperlan® | 0.03 - 0.15 $USD/KG | |
| High Active Sulfates | Agnique® Texapon® |
0.10 – 0.12 $USD/KG | |
| Low Active Sulfates & Dilutions | Disponil® Standapol® Texapon® |
0.05 – 0.10 $USD/KG | |
| High Active Sulfate Blends & Derivatives | Plantaren® Plantapon® Texapon® |
0.07 – 0.10 $USD/KG | |
| Emollients | Cetiol®, Cegesoft®, Cutina®, Eutanol®, IP Esters |
3 to 7% | |
| Emulsifiers & Solubilizers | Arlypon®, Cetiol®, Cutina®, Dehymuls®, Emulgade®, Eumulgin®, Lanette® |
3 to 7% | |
| Specialty Co-Surfactants | APG®, Glucopon®, Plantacare®, Plantaren® | 3% | |
| Compounds & Pearlizer Systems | Emulgade®, Euperlan®, Lamesoft®, Plantasil®, Plantapon® | 3% |
About BASF´s Care Chemicals division
The BASF division Care Chemicals offers a broad range of ingredients for personal care, hygiene, home care, industrial & institutional cleaning, and technical applications. We are the global leading supplier for the cosmetics industry as well as the detergents and cleaners industry and support our
customers with innovative and sustainable products, solutions and concepts. The division’s high-performance product portfolio includes surfactants, emulsifiers,polymers, emollients, chelating agents, cosmetic active ingredients and UV filters. Superabsorbent polymers developed for the full spectrum of hygiene applications complete the range. We have production and development sites in
all regions and are expanding our presence in emerging markets. Further information is available on the Internet at www.care-chemicals.basf.com.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.