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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...

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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...

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The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry in Eastern Germany

09.12.2019 - The chemical industry is one of the most important in Eastern Germany and, about 30 years after German reunification, is now ­viewed as a showcase sector. However, it would have...

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BASF Ups Indian Polymer Dispersions Output

08.12.2019 - BASF India has announced plans to double capacity for polymer dispersions by adding a new production line at its site in Dahej, Gujarat. The company said the project will provide a...