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BASF raises prices of propionic acid in Europe and Asia

Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for propionic acid in Europe by 200 Euro per ton and in Asia by 200 US-Dollars per tonne. BASF is a leading supplier of propionic acid with production facilities at it

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