Keyword: BASF

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BASF and Solvay Complete PA Deal

03.02.2020 - Following all approvals and the transfer of its European polyamide business to Domo, Solvay has completed the sale of its non-European PA activities to BASF for €1.3 billion on a...

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BASF Spends in Spain and Italy

29.01.2020 - BASF is investing in separate projects in Spain and Italy to hike capacity for polyurethane (PU) dispersions and its Irganox range of antioxidants. The group will spend a single...

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BASF Upgrades Polyacrylates at Ludwigshafen

22.01.2020 - With a “single-digit million-euro” investment, BASF has improved the flexibility of its water-soluble polyacrylates plant at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site and...

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Avantium to Build FDCA Plant at Delfzijl

09.01.2020 - Avantium Renewable Polymers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dutch renewable chemistry specialist Avantium, has signed a letter of intent to build a 5,000 t/y production facility for...

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BASF Ultrafiltration Membranes now with DuPont

07.01.2020 - Following all necessary approvals, BASF has completed the sale of its ultrafiltration membrane business to DuPont’s Safety & Construction division, as announced in September 2019...

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Lone Star Takes BASF Construction Chemicals

22.12.2019 - An affiliate of private equity group Lone Star has agreed to buy BASF’s construction chemicals business for €3.17 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition is expected...

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BASF Starts Phase 2 of Shanghai Antioxidants Plant

19.12.2019 - BASF has inaugurated the second stage of its new antioxidants complex at its Caojing site Shanghai, China. Total output capability of the completed project is 42,000 t/y. The first...

Strategy & Management

Innovative Chemistry Between Mountains and Lakes

09.12.2019 -

Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies help drive research around the world, and major players have research activities in the US, Singapore, Japan...