Effective July 1, BASF is increasing its off-list prices in North America by $0.14 per pound for butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP).  Off-list prices for Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF) will increase by $0.20 per pound.

Butanediol and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibers.