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 products at its Ludwigshafen plant , Celanese has implemented sales controls on all polyoxymethylene products , while Evonik has done the same for European grade methacrylate . BASF has declared force majeure on the supply of n-butanol and isobutanol in Europe until further notice. High freight costs have prompted a reduction of orthoxylene prices , whiles spot prices on methanol , ethanol and sodium acetate were all affected . Water levels have reached record low levels in Kaub and are expected to continue rising .
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 products at its Ludwigshafen plant , Celanese has implemented sales controls on all polyoxymethylene products , while Evonik has done the same for European grade methacrylate . High freight costs have prompted a reduction of orthoxylene prices , whiles spot prices on methanol , ethanol and sodium acetate were all affected . Water levels have reached record low levels in Kaub and are expected to continue rising .