BASF increases prices for butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate in Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong SAR, China – March 2, 2026 – BASF announces a price increase of up to $100 per metric ton for butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA) across Asia-Pacific. The adjustment will take effect immediately, or in accordance with existing contractual agreements.
This price adjustment is necessary to support BASF’s continued commitment to long-term, sustainable operations amid persistently rising costs, including logistics, energy, and regulatory compliance. These factors continue to exert pressure on the overall cost structure of production and supply.
BA and 2-EHA are essential raw materials for numerous downstream industries, including adhesives, architectural and industrial coatings, and construction materials. BASF remains committed to ensuring reliable supply and maintaining high standards of quality and service for customers across the region.
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The Petrochemicals division is the starting point for BASF’s petrochemical-based value chains globally. We operate a highly competitive asset base with best-in-class technologies and set the benchmark in safety, sustainability, operational excellence and cost competitiveness. With six Verbund sites and several major production sites, we are close to our customers and present in the largest chemical markets worldwide. The division supplies various value chains across the company and a broad range of customer industries with high-quality chemicals, putting our customers in the center of everything we do and contributing to the organic volume growth of BASF. Our portfolio includes cracker products, industrial gases, acrylics, superabsorbent polymers, styrenic foams, alkylene oxides, glycols, alcohols, solvents and plasticizers. In 2024, the Petrochemicals division generated sales to third parties of about €8 billion. Further information is available online at http://petrochemicals.basf.com.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
