Keyword: BASF

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BASF Doubles China Base Stocks

14.10.2020 - BASF will nearly double production capacity of its synthetic ester base stocks at Jinshan, China, in response to rising demand in Asia-Pacific. The expansion is expected to be...

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BASF Completes Construction Chemicals Sale

01.10.2020 -

BASF completed the sale of its construction chemicals business to an affiliate of private equity investor Lone Star on the last day of September and the 2020 third...

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Evonik and Siemens Commission Photosynthesis Pilot

24.09.2020 -

Evonik and Siemens Energy have commissioned a pilot plant that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) and water to produce chemicals. The plant is the culmination of two years’ work...

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BASF and Idemitsu End BDO JV

25.08.2020 -

BASF, in mutual agreement with partner Idemitsu Kosan, has decided to end its joint-venture 1,4-butanediol (BDO) in Japan. Consequently, BASF Idemitsu’s BDO plant at...

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BASF to Double Uvinul A Plus Output in Asia

20.08.2020 -

BASF has announced plans to double global capacity for its Uvinul A Plus-branded UV filters with a new line at its Kaohsiung site in Taiwan. Up to now, it has produced...

Strategy & Management

Will BASF Turn to Pig Farming? Not quite, but …

11.08.2020 -

Why BASF Venture Capital is investing in SmartAHC, a supplier of digitalization solutions for pig farming on the Chinese market.

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BASF, US Law Firm Settle Engelhard Talc Cases

28.07.2020 -

Through an acquisition dating back 14 years, BASF is embroiled in the same type of litigation trap as compatriot Bayer currently faces. The Ludwigshafen group’s US...

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BASF and Thyssenkrupp in JDA for STAR Process

21.07.2020 -

BASF and Thyssenkrupp have signed a joint development agreement to expand their cooperation on the Thyssenkrupp’s Steam Active Reforming (STAR process). The engineering...