Effective July 1, 2009, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its off-list prices in the United States, Canada and Mexico by U.S. $0.03 per pound for 1,4 Butanediol (BDO), Tetrahydrofuran (THF), PolyTHF® Poly(tetramethylene ether)glycol, gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP).