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July 02, 2009 12:00 AM

Latest raw material price increases in the PU industry

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    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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