Perstorp Oxo AB will increase prices effective Jan. 1, 2022, in the United States for 2-ethylhexanoic acid by 10 cents per pound and for n-butyric acids by 11 cents/lb, citing the impacts of supply and demand as well as increasing raw material prices. 2-EHA is a chemical intermediate used as a compound in the production of synthetic lubricants as well as oil additives, and n-butyric acid is also used in production of lubricants.