Recent announcements on price increases for raw materials on the polyurethanes sector include the following
Company Material Where How much When
Huntsman MDI & systems Europe Euro 200/tonne 1 July
Huntsman MDI/ PO glycol Americas $0.05/lb 1 July
Huntsman Jeffol polyols NAFTA $0.08/lb 15 July
Dow TDI MEAI a* $200/tonne 1 July
Dow MDI, polyols Europe $100/tonne (min) 1 July
Dow MDI, polyols MEAI $150/tonne 1 July
Dow Glycols range *b US/Can $0.05/lb 1 July
BASF PolyTHF Europe Euro75/tonne Now
BASF PolyTHF N America $0.06/lb Now
BASF PolyTHF Asia $200/tonne Now
BASF Methylamine *c Globally $70/tonne Now
BASF *d Europe Euro 30/tonne Now
BASF Neopentylglycol NAFTA $0.03/lb 1 July
BASF BDO derivs *e N America $0.03 1 July
Elastogran MDI, TDI Europe _
Perstorp Pentaerythritol Europe Euro 100/tonne 1 July
Perstorp Pentaerythritol N America $0.05/lb 1 July
Perstorp Pentaerythritol Other $125/tonne 1 July
Perstorp TMP Europe Euro100/tonne 1 July
Perstorp TMP N America $0.07/lb 1 July
Perstorp TMP Other $150/tonne 1 July
Perstorp Neopentylglycol Europe Euro100/tonne 1 July
Perstorp Neopentylglycol N America $0.05/lb 1 July
Perstorp Neopentylglycol Other $150/tonne 1 July
Arch Chem *f Globally $0.08/lb 1 July
Arch Chem *g Globally $0.03/$0.05/lb 1 July
Borsod Chem TDI W/E Eur Euro100/tonne Now
BorsodChem TDI Exports $200/tonne+ Now
Dow *h EMEAI +5% 1 July
Dow Triton/Tergitol EMEAI +3% 1 July
a. Middle East, Africa, India.
b. PGI, PG/USP/EP, DPG LO+, DPG, TPG, TPG Ac, PO.
c. Methylamine derivatives DMAPA, DMF, DMEOA, MDEOA.
d. BDO, THF, PolyTHF, GBL, NMP
e. Butanol, butylglycol, butylacetate
f: Poly-G, Poly-Q, Poly-L, Poly-A polyols
g: Glycol/ glycol ether
h: Carbowax industrial liquid PEGs, Dowfax EOPO copolymers, Dowfax DF copolymers, Dowfax PO derivatives. (RD)
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