BASF to increase price for styrene-butadiene and styrene-acrylic based polymers in North America

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 6, 2015 – Effective May 15, 2015 or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for styrene-butadiene and styrene-acrylic latex polymers sold in North America.  Prices will increase up to $0.05 per wet pound ($0.10 per dry pound) on some Acronal®, Styrofan® Styronal®, Butofan®, and Butonal® products sold into the carpet, paper, construction and fiberbonding related industries.

Recent cost increases in the production and delivery of these products have made the price increases necessary.

Acronal^®, Styrofan^®, Styronal^®, Butofan^®, and Butonal^® are registered trademarks of BASF SE.

About BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments Division in North America

BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments Division in North America offers a comprehensive portfolio of resins, binders, latex, pigments and effect pigments, colorants, and systems to meet specific application needs for the coatings, construction, printing and packaging, plastics and paper markets. Our innovative products also help manufacturers in the adhesives, nonwovens and fiber bonding industries meet functional and performance demands. Key product areas of formulation additives, rheology modifiers, light stabilizers, photoinitiators, and antioxidants significantly enhance the BASF product portfolio for these markets. For more information about BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments Division, visit www.basf.us/dpsolutions.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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