Ashland Increases Prices for 1-4 Butanediol, Derivatives in the Americas

These increases are effective July 1, 2018 or as agreements allow.

June 11, 2018

Copy Editor, New York Post

Ashland is increasing prices on 1-4-Butanediol (BDO) and several derivative products as indicated below:

Product	Amount of increase
1-4 butanediol (BDO)	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
BLO^® butylrolactone	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
n-methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP)	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
tetrahydrofuran (THF)	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
n-hydroxyethyl-2-pyrrolidone (HEP)	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
2-pyrrolidone	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
n-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone (CHP)	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg
Specialty Solvents	$0.07 per pound/$0.15/kg