(BASF) -- Effective April 15, 2011, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for polymer dispersions as well as additives by EUR 110/MT and acrylic resins and redispersible powders by EUR 180/MT. The price adjustments are necessary due to significantly increased raw material costs. The products affected by the price increase are used as polymers for adhesives, fiberbonding , architectural coatings and construction chemicals.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company:. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and agricultural products to oil and gas. BASF posted sales of about EUR 63.9 bln in 2010 and had approximately 109.000 employees as of the end of the year.