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2008-03-28
Manufacturing News
BASF raises prices for 2 styrenic plastics and acrylic monomers BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, will increase prices for styrenic plastics specialty commodities and acrylic monomers due to rising energy and raw material costs.
As of April 1, 2008, BASF will be raising prices in Europe for the styrenic plastics commodity Terluran* (ABS: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer) by 70 euros per metric ton. Terluran is the trade name for BASF's top styrene copolymer plastics. It offers superior surface quality, mechanical properties and chemical resistance. Primary applications include electrical and electronic equipment and automotive components. Terluran is used wherever components have to meet high requirements in terms of surface quality and gloss, for example also, in the household and electrical realms or in communications technology. At the same time the prices for the styrenics plastics specialty Luran*
(SAN: styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer) will be increased by the same amount.
Luran is BASF’s trade name for SAN plastics. It is transparent, chemical
and dishwasher resistant, The sharp increases in raw material and energy costs in the first quarter of the year are forcing BASF to make price adjustments for these plastics products to attain appropriate margin levels again. In addition, BASF will increase its prices for acrylic acid and acrylic esters (glacial acrylic acid; methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate), as far as existing contracts permit. This is the company’s reaction to inadequate margins. The price increases for acrylic monomers will differentiate in the regions as follows. In Europe/Africa/Middle East the following increases will be effective April 1, 2008:
In North America the following increases will be effective April 1, 2008, too:
In Asia the prices will be increased, depending on the product and country-specific aspects. This is effective April 1, 2008, too. Acrylic acid is the main precursor in the production of superabsorbent polymers, materials which absorb many times their own weight in liquid and are mainly used in diapers and other hygienic products. Other acrylic acid derivatives are pure acrylate dispersions of the kind used for binders in varnishes and paints, and acrylic acid ester, also known as acrylate. These monomeric building blocks are used to manufacture the polymer dispersions contained as a functional component in architectural coatings, adhesives, fiber binders, products for the construction chemicals industry and coatings for the paper industry. * Trademarks of BASF. If you're an employer looking to fill a job opening, click here to find out about posting your job listing through Jobwerx.com. See all the Press Releases from BASF sites. Read a recent article about -
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