BASF to increase prices for Polyamide 6 polymer in North America

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North
American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has
approximately 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $13
billion in 2009. For more information about BASF’s North American
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BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its
portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to
agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas. As a reliable
partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all
industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and
intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to
global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition
and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had
approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further
information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.