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BASF Increases Prices for Certain Polyalcohols in North America

Announces increases for 1,6-Hexanediol, Neopentylglycol.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Effective March 15, 2017 or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its list and off-list prices in North America for all grades of the following products: • 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO)– $0.07/lb. • Neopentylglycol (NPG, NEOL) – $0.11/lb.   Neopentylglycol (NPG), which is marketed by BASF under the brand NEOL, is mainly used as a building block in polyester resins for coatings, unsaturated polyesters, lubricants and plasticizers.   1,6-Hexanediol (HDO) is used to manufacture industrial coatings in...

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