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BASF and Sinopec to Build Second China Cracker

31.10.2018 - BASF and Sinopec have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their existing joint venture and build a second steam cracker in Nanjing, China. The companies said the...

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KOLON BASF InnoPom Starts Korean plant

30.10.2018 - Germany’s BASF and Korea’s KOLON PLASTICS have started up a new $220 million, 70,000 t/y plant for the engineering plastic polyoxymethylene (POM) at their 50:50 joint venture KOLON...

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BASF may Divest Construction Chemicals

29.10.2018 - BASF is looking to divest its Construction Chemicals business or find a “strong partner,” new CEO Martin Brudermüller said during a conference call with journalists to present...

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BASF Offers EU Concessions on Solvay PA Deal

18.10.2018 - BASF has offered concessions to address European Commission’s concerns about the effect of its planned acquisition of Solvay’s global integrated polyamide (PA) business on...

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UN Court Orders US to drop Iran Sanctions

05.10.2018 - The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations' top court, based in The Hague, has ordered the US government to lift its sanctions on humanitarian goods to Iran...

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BASF and LetterOne Merge Oil & Gas Divisions

02.10.2018 - Following last December’s letter of intent, BASF and LetterOne have now signed a definitive agreement to merge their oil and gas businesses into a joint venture, which will operate...

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BASF Expands Ludwigshafen Vitamin A Plant

20.09.2018 - BASF has begun the previously announced expansion of its vitamin A plant at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, headquarters site. The project announced in 2016 is aimed at upgrading the...

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BASF to lift HDO Output in Ludwigshafen

07.09.2018 - BASF plans to lift production capacity for 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO )by more than 50% at Ludwigshafen by 2021. The upgrade will bring total nameplate capacity for the chemical...