Northfield, Illinois, February 15, 2021 — Effective April 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, Stepan Company will increase prices for all STEPANPOL® and TERATE® Rigid Polyester Polyols in North America by $0.07 per pound. The increase is necessary due to rising raw material and transportation costs.
Please contact your Stepan Company sales representative to learn more about the price increase.
Effective February 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, Stepan Polska will increase prices for STEPANPOL® Polyester Polyols (insulation applications) in Europe by €100 per metric ton.
The increase is necessary due to continued rising raw material costs.
Please contact your Stepan Account Representative for additional information.
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Dec. 15, 2020
Effective January 15, 2021, or such later date as our applicable contracts stipulate, Stepan Company will raise LIST and OFF-LIST pricing for the products noted in the following table:
Product Category |
Stepan Company Trade Name(s) |
Price Increase ($USD/lb) |
Alkyl Benzene Sulfonic Acids |
BIO-SOFT®, NINATE®, POLYSTEP®, PETROSTEP® |
$0.04 – $0.05 |
Alkyl Benzene Sulfonates & Dry Sulfonates |
BIO-SOFT®, NINATE®, POLYSTEP®, PETROSTEP®, NACCONOL®, STEPWET® |
$0.02 – $0.05 |
Lauryl Alcohol Sulfates |
STEPANOL®, POLYSTEP®, STEPWET® |
$0.04 |
Short Chain Alcohol Sulfates |
STEPANOL®, POLYSTEP® |
$0.04 |
Low Active Alkyl Ether Sulfates |
STEOL®, POLYSTEP®, CEDEPAL® |
$0.04 |
High Active Alkyl Ether Sulfates |
STEOL®, POLYSTEP® |
$0.04 - $0.08 |
Ether Sulfates - Phenol |
POLYSTEP® |
$0.02 |
Olefin Sulfonates & Dry Olefin Sulfonates |
BIO-TERGE® |
$0.02 – $0.03 |
Dry Sulfates |
STEPANOL® |
$0.16 |
Hydrotropes |
STEPANATE® |
$0.02 |
Sulfonated Methyl Esters |
ALPHA-STEP® |
$0.05 |
Amides |
NINOL®, HALLCOMID®, STEPOSOL® |
$0.02 - $0.20 |
Betaines, Sultaines and other Amphoterics |
AMPHOSOL®, PETROSTEP® |
$0.06 |
Amine Oxides |
AMMONYX® |
$0.06 |
Sulfoacetates |
LATHANOL® |
$0.13 |
Sulfosuccinates & Sulfosuccinate Blends |
STEPAN-MILD® |
$0.05 - $0.12 |
Methyl Esters |
STEPAN®, STEPOSOL® |
$0.15 |
Biocidal, Industrial & Cosmetic Quats |
BTC®, PETROSTEP®, STEPANQUAT®, ONYXIDE®, AMMONYX® |
$0.06 – $0.09 |
Softeners |
ACCOSOFT® STEPANTEX ® |
$0.02 - $0.04 |
Phosphate Esters |
STEPFAC®, PETROSTEP®, CEDEPHOS |
$0.02 |
Alkoxylates |
BIO-SOFT®, NINOL®, NEUTRONYX®, POLYSTEP®, STEPAN®, STEPANTEX®, TOXIMUL® MAKON® |
$0.02 - $0.07 |
Packaging and Handling |
All Packaged Products (Drums, Totes, Pails, Bags, Supersacks) | $0.01* |
Blends and derivatives of these products will increase accordingly. All sales of the foregoing products are subject to Stepan Company’s Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale (USA), a copy of which is available upon request, unless otherwise agreed by the parties under separate contract. Please contact your Stepan Company Sales Representative for any additional information.
Due to the continued escalation of raw material costs, the price of CASE STEPANPOL® polyols in the Americas will increase by up to $0.06/lbs depending on grades. This increase will be effective for all shipments on January 15, 2021 or as contracts allow.
Please contact your Stepan Company sales representative to learn more about the price increase.
Due to the continued escalation of raw material costs, the price of RUCOTE® powder resins will increase by $0.06/lbs in the Americas. This increase will be effective for all shipments on January 15, 2021 or as contracts allow.
Please contact your Stepan Company sales representative to learn more about the price increase.
Effective January 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, Stepan Company will increase prices for all STEPANPOL® Rigid Polyester Polyols in North America by $0.04 (USD) per pound. The increase is necessary due to rising raw material costs.
Please contact your Stepan Company sales representative to learn more about the price increase.
Effective January 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, Stepan Polska will increase prices for STEPANPOL® Polyester Polyols (insulation applications) in Europe by €500 per metric ton.
The increase is necessary due to rising raw material and logistics costs.
Please contact your Stepan Account Representative for additional information.