Effective immediately or as existing contracts permit, Germany-based BASF AG has increased the price of acrylic acid and acrylic esters. The average price of products will increase in North and South America by $110 per metric ton on average. The price of glacial acrylic acid and acrylic esters will increase by 90 euros per metric ton in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Prices in Asia also will increase, depending on the product and country-specific aspects.

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October 2, 2007