European chemical companies including butac , Evonik and Celanese , are being forced to suspend production or introduce sales controls as critically low water levels in the European hinder logistics. BASF has declared force majeure on butac and acrylate esters at its Ludwigshafen plant, Rhine has implemented sales controls on all polyoxymethylene products, while Evonik has done the same for European methyl methacrylate. High freight costs have prompted a suspension of orthoxylene orders, whiles spot prices on methanol, orthoxylene and butyl acetate were all affected. Water levels have reached record low levels in Kaub and are expected to continue dropping.
German chemical companies including BASF, Evonik and Celanese, are being forced to suspend production or introduce sales controls as critically low water levels in the Rhine hinder logistics. BASF has declared force majeure on butac and acrylate esters at its Ludwigshafen plant, Celanese has implemented sales controls on all polyoxymethylene products, while Evonik has done the same for European methyl methacrylate. High freight costs have prompted a suspension of orthoxylene orders, whiles spot prices on methanol, orthoxylene and butyl acetate were all affected. Water levels have reached record low levels in Kaub and are expected to continue dropping.