Effective January 1, 2021, or as contracts allow, Stepan Company will increase prices for all STEPANPOL® Rigid Polyester Polyols in North America by $0.04 (USD) per pound. The increase is necessary due to rising raw material costs.
Please contact your Stepan Company sales representative to learn more about the price increase.
Effective December 1, 2020, or as contracts allow, Stepan Polska will increase prices for STEPANPOL® Polyester Polyols (insulation applications) in Europe by €100 per metric ton.
The increase is necessary due to rising raw material and logistics costs.
Please contact your Stepan Account Representative for additional information.
Effective October 15, 2020, or such later date as our applicable contracts stipulate, Stepan Company will raise LIST and OFF-LIST pricing for the products noted in the following table:
Product Category |
Stepan Company Trade Name(s) |
Price Increase ($USD/lb) |
Alkyl Benzene Sulfonic Acids |
BIO-SOFT®, NINATE®, POLYSTEP®, |
$0.04 – $0.09 |
Alkyl Benzene Sulfonates & |
BIO-SOFT®, NINATE®, POLYSTEP®, |
$0.02 – $0.08 |
Lauryl Alcohol Sulfates |
STEPANOL®, POLYSTEP®, |
$0.02 |
Short Chain Alcohol Sulfates |
STEPANOL®, POLYSTEP® |
$0.04 |
Low Active Alkyl Ether Sulfates |
STEOL®, POLYSTEP®, CEDEPAL® |
$0.02 |
High Active Alkyl Ether Sulfates |
STEOL®, POLYSTEP® |
$0.04 |
Ether Sulfates - Phenol |
POLYSTEP® |
$0.03 – $0.06 |
Olefin Sulfonates & |
BIO-TERGE® |
$0.02 – $0.08 |
Dry Sulfates |
STEPANOL® |
$0.08 |
Hydrotropes |
STEPANATE® |
$0.02 |
Sulfonated Methyl Esters |
ALPHA-STEP® |
$0.04 |
Amides |
NINOL®, HALLCOMID®, STEPOSOL® |
$0.02 - $0.20 |
Betaines, Sultaines and other |
AMPHOSOL®, PETROSTEP® |
$0.03 – $0.04 |
Amine Oxides |
AMMONYX® |
$0.03 |
Sulfoacetates |
LATHANOL® |
$0.03 |
Sulfosuccinates & Sulfosuccinate |
STEPAN-MILD® |
$0.03 |
Methyl Esters |
STEPAN®, STEPOSOL® |
$0.10 |
Biocidal, Industrial & Cosmetic Quats |
BTC®, PETROSTEP®, STEPANQUAT®, |
$0.04 – $0.14 |
Softeners |
ACCOSOFT® |
$0.03 - $0.09 |
Phosphate Esters |
STEPFAC®, PETROSTEP®, |
$0.03 - $0.04 |
Alkoxylates |
BIO-SOFT®, NINOL®, MERPOL®, |
$0.02 - $0.08 |
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.
Effective October 1, 2020, or as contracts allow, Stepan Polska will increase prices for STEPANPOL® Polyester Polyols (insulation applications) in Europe by €60 per metric ton.
The increase is necessary due to rising raw material and logistics costs.
Please contact your Stepan Account Representative for additional information.