FLORHAM PARK, NJ, June 6, 2008 – BASF will increase prices for its styrenic copolymers product lines in North America by $0.06 per pound, effective July 1, 2008, or as contracts permit. The products affected by this increase in North America are as follows:

Terluran HH® ABS
Luran® SAN
Luran® HH AMSAN
Luran S® ASA
Terlux® MABS
Terblend N® PA/ABS
Terluran® ABS

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BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 15,000 employees in North America, and had sales of approximately $16.4 billion in 2007. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.

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