BASF to increase price of its PA 6 spinning polymer by US$0.05/lb. in North America, effective Aug. 15, on increasing raw material costs, market conditions
Liling Tan
FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey
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August 2, 2011
(press release)
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BASF will increase the price for Polyamide (PA) 6 spinning polymer by $0.05 per pound, effective August 15, 2011.
These price increases are necessitated due to current market conditions and increasing raw material costs.
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