Effective August 1, or as contracts allow, Florham Park, N.J.-based BASF Corp. will implement price increases for its acrylic monomers sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico as follows: glacial acrylic acid, 10 cents per pound; methyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound; ethyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound; butyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound; and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 12 cents per pound. The company cited continued inflation of energy and raw material costs in announcing the price increases.

August 5, 2008