CHARLOTTE, NC – Effective Feb. 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices on all STYROFAN and STYRONAL styrene-butadiene latex products by up to $0.06 per wet pound in the United States and Canada. STYROFAN and STYRONAL products are used as ingredients for various applications in the adhesives, architectural coatings, sealants, construction, paper and nonwovens markets.

 

Also effective Feb. 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices for all BUTONAL and BUTOFAN styrene-butadiene high- and medium-solids latex products by up to $0.08 per wet pound in the United States and Canada. BUTONAL and BUTOFAN products are used as ingredients for various applications in the adhesives, carpet, construction, fiber bonding, automotive and foam markets.