BASF Increases Wet End Chemical Prices in Europe, Middle East, Africa

BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, has increased the sales prices for all of its wet end paper chemicals up to 20% in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, effective the first of this year. BASF's Paper Chemicals division provides process chemicals to enhance paper machine efficiency, functional chemicals to improve paper properties, colorants, and optical brighteners. BASF established Paper Chemicals as a separate division when it acquired Ciba in April 2009. The division operates sites in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

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