OQ Chemicals Announces Price Increases

Due to supply and demand as well as increased raw material costs, OQ Chemicals announced the company has increased the prices for the products listed below. The products are produced by OQ Chemicals in Europe, and the price increase became effective Oct. 1, 2023, or as contracts allow.

In Europe, n-butanol, isobutanol, n-butyraldehyde, and iso-butyraldehyde will increase €70/mt. 2-Ethylhexanol will increase €80/mt, and n-butyl acetate will increase €90/mt.

In North America and Mexico, 2-ethylhexanol will increase $0.04/lb.

In the ROW (rest of the world), n-butanol, isobutanol, n-butyraldehyde, and iso-butyraldehyde will increase $80/mt. 2-Ethylhexanol will increase $90/mt, and n-butyl acetate will increase $100/mt.

Learn more at https://chemicals.oq.com/.

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