Wyandotte WI –September 3, 2008 – BASF will increase prices in its engineering resins product line in North America, effective Sept. 15, 2008, or as contracts permit, for all shipments. The specific increases for North America are as follows:

• Ultramid® PA66 and Ultramid® T resins*: $0.10/lb
• Ultrason® Polysulfone and Polyethersulfone resins: $0.40/lb

* This includes all grades previously known as Celanese®, Latamid®, Latilub®, and Toramid®.

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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.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals. As a reliable partner, BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost €58 billion in 2007. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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