BASF Sells Majority Stake in Coatings Business
BASF sells a majority stake in its coatings business to the investor Carlyle.
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07.10.2025 • News
Carlyle Leads Potential BASF Coatings Deal
Private equity firm Carlyle is leading discussions to acquire the coatings division of German chemical giant BASF, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
01.10.2025 • News
BASF Sells Food and Health Performance Ingredients Unit
The transaction includes the production site in Illertissen, Germany, three application laboratories outside Germany, and ~300 employees who have transferred to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) as part of the acquisition.
BASF Launches CO₂-Free Steam Heat Pump Project at Ludwigshafen
BASF and cooperation partner GIG Karasek have celebrated the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for one of the world's largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation at the Ludwigshafen site.
27.08.2025 • News
BASF and Yara End Joint Project for Low-Carbon Ammonia at US Gulf Coast
BASF and Yara International have jointly decided to discontinue their project to develop a low-carbon ammonia production facility with carbon capture and storage in the US Gulf Coast region.
02.07.2025 • News
BASF Completes Acquisition of DOMO Chemicals' Shares in Alsachimie JV
BASF has acquired DOMO Chemicals' 49% stake in the Alsachimie joint venture and is now the sole owner of the production company for essential precursors of polyamide (PA) 6.6, including KA oil, adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine adipate (AH salt) in Chalampé, France. The parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
17.06.2025 • News • Bioprocessing
BASF Opens New GMP Center in Michigan, US
BASF has opened a new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center in Wyandotte, Michigan, to support the supply of bioprocessing ingredients and excipients for the biopharma and pharmaceutical industries.
BASF Opens World-Scale HMD Plant in France
BASF has announced the successful startup of its new world-scale hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France, construction of which began in 2022.
02.06.2025 • News
BASF to Acquire Shares in Alsachimie
BASF and DOMO Chemicals have signed an agreement giving BASF the right to acquire DOMO Chemicals' 49% stake in the Alsachimie joint venture, in which BASF currently holds 51%.
12.05.2025 • News
BASF First Producer of Renewable Ammonia in Central Europe
BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen.
06.05.2025 • News
Metpack and BASF Cooperate on Compostable Paper
For sustainable food packaging, Metpack is now offering coated paper and cardboard that is home compostable.
22.04.2025 • News
BASF Divests Two Joint Ventures in China
BASF has divested its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical Singapore Pte. Ltd.
15.04.2025 • News
Cellasto Invests €60 million to Establish Second Plant in China
Cellasto, the world leader in Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) components, is investing roughly €60 million to establish a second plant in Shanghai, China.
12.03.2025 • News
BASF Signs Offtake Agreement with Braven for Recycled Feedstock
BASF and Braven Environmental, a market leader in advanced recycling, have signed a supply agreement for Braven PyChem. This recycled feedstock, derived from mixed plastic waste, will partially replace fossil resources at the BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemical (BTP) facility in Port Arthur, Texas, US, the companies said. Under the agreement, Braven will supply BASF from a multi-unit facility that it plans to build in Texarkana, Texas.
25.02.2025 • News
BASF Expands Cellasto MCU Production in India
BASF India Ltd. has broken ground on a new plant to increase the production capacity of its Cellasto microcellular polyurethane (MCU) in Dahej, India.
20.02.2025 • News
Global Leaders Launch Innovative Circularity Pilot
The Global Impact Coalition (GIC), a CEO-led collaborative platform originally incubated at the World Economic Forum, launches the world’s first Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot together with seven global leaders in the chemical and recycling industries.
Circular Solutions
The path to a sustainable, net-zero future for the chemical industry is paved with challenges – and also opportunities.
Circular Solutions
The path to a sustainable, net-zero future for the chemical industry is paved with challenges – and also opportunities.
06.11.2024 • News
Solenis Completes Acquisition of BASF’s Mining Flocculants Business
US specialty chemicals company Solenis has acquired BASF’s flocculants business for mining applications. With this strategic acquisition, Solenis enhances its portfolio for mining and mineral processing customers. The transaction, for which financial details were not disclosed, was first announced in July.
29.08.2024 • News
BASF Coatings Opens New Application and Technical Center in China
BASF's Coatings division has inaugurated its new application and technical center in Jiangmen, China, which is located within the site of BASF Coatings (Guangdong) (BCG).
26.06.2024 • News
BASF and Eramet Cancel Plans on Nickel-Cobalt Refining Complex in Indonesia
BASF and Eramet Cancel Plans on Nickel-Cobalt Refining Complex in Indonesia
Using Chemistry to Create Net-Zero Value Chains
In this interview, Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition (GIC), explains the initiative’s scope and describes some key activities.
15.05.2024 • News
BASF to Expand Additives Plant in China
BASF is to invest in the expansion of its advanced additives plant at Nanjing, China. The expansion includes a state-of-the-art production line for the company’s high-performance controlled free radical polymerization (CFRP) dispersants used in the coatings industry. The new line is planned to start up by the end of 2025.
17.04.2024 • News
BASF Launched Prototype Metal Refinery for Battery Recycling in Germany
BASF has started operations at its prototype metal refinery for battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The plant enables the development of operational procedures and the optimization of innovative battery recycling technology, processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap, the company said.
13.12.2023 • News
BASF Completes Geismar Specialty Amines Expansion
BASF has completed its capacity expansion for key specialty amines manufactured at its US site in Geismar, Louisiana. The project, announced in June 2022, allows the company to increase production of polyetheramines and amine catalysts marketed under the Baxxodur and Lupragen brands.
20.11.2023 • News
CEFIC Anounces EU Responsible Care Award Winners
The European Chemical Industry Council, CEFIC, announced 26 companies and national associations as the key initiatives featured in the 2023 European Responsible Care Awards Gallery.
17.10.2023 • News
BASF Expands Ethylene Oxide Complex in Antwerp
BASF invested over €500 million to increase its production capacity by 400,000 metric tons per year. The expansion includes a world-scale ethylene oxide plant and additional capacities for EO derivatives. This investment aims to meet the rising customer demand for alkoxylates in the home care, industrial & institutional industries, and various industrial applications.
23.08.2023 • News
Cheniere and BASF Sign LNG Agreement
Cheniere Energy and BASF signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA).
12.07.2023 • News
BASF and Polyester Resin Producer KHUA Cooperate in China
KHUA plans to build a production plant for high-quality powder coatings in Zhanjiang and concludes a supply agreement for the precursor neopentyl glycol with BASF.
07.07.2023 • News
Thyssenkrupp Uhde Wins Contract for BASF’s Surfactant Plant in Thailand
The Thailand branch of German engineering contractor Thyssenkrupp Uhde has won a contract by BASF to provide engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for its new non-ionic surfactant (NIS) plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project in Guangdong Province, China.
04.07.2023 • News
BASF and Yara Clean Ammonia to Study US Project
BASF and Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA), a unit of Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara, have teamed up on a joint study to develop and build a world-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the US Gulf Coast region.
28.06.2023 • News
Venture Global “on Track” to Be Germany’s Top LNG Supplier
Venture Global, a US-based exporter of LNG, which has just agreed two major supply deals with German customers, says it is on track to solidify its position as the country’s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas.
20.06.2023 • News
BASF Breaks ground for Zhanjiang PE Plant
BASF has broken ground for its new 50,000 t/y polyethylene plant due to go on stream at its integrated production site in Zhanjiang, China, in 2025. The new facility will be its first PE unit in the People’s Republic.
19.06.2023 • News
Shell Reviews Singapore, Europe Assets
Shell is reviewing operations in Singapore, with a view to repurposing, selling or decommissioning assets in Bukom and Jurong Island. The energy and chemicals giant will also “high-grade and right-size” its energy and chemicals parks in Europe, which could mean plant closures.
07.06.2023 • News
BASF Expanding APGs at two Production Sites
To meet growing global demand, BASF is expanding output of global alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) at Bangpakong, Thailand, and Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The group also produces the mild surfactants at Düsseldorf, Germany, and Jinshan, China. In North America, it is sole manufacturer.
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