BASF to Increase Prices for Caprolactam, Polyamide Polymer, and Copolyamide in North America

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Effective June 2, 2026, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for caprolactam, polyamide 6 (PA6), and copolyamide (PA6,66) by $0.10 per pound in North America. Please note that evolving global conditions continue to create significant volatility across the nylon value chain which may necessitate additional pricing adjustments in the future.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has greater than 15,600 employees in North America and had sales of $18.1 billion in 2025.

At BASF, we create chemistry to a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ environmentally friendly transformation. We combine economic success with ecological preservation and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, manufacturing Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

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