BASF Raising Prices on Caprolactam & Polyamide Polymer Home News BASF Raising Prices on Caprolactam & Polyamide Polymer Wyandotte, MI, January 23, 2017—BASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide (PA) polymer by $0.12 per pound in North America, effective February 1, 2017 or as contracts allow. Print the Article facebook twitter linkedin google