11.10.2016
- After signing a letter of intent in March, BASF and Dutch renewables company Avantium have formed a joint venture named Synvina to commercialize the new polymer...
11.10.2016
- Oil and chemicals giant Shell has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) about exploring potential areas of cooperation in the Middle East...
06.10.2016
- The environment ministry in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate has confirmed that it plans to inspect the new 300,000 t/y TDI plant at Ludwigshafen after several incidents...
05.10.2016
- A new plant for vitamin A to be built by BASF at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, main site will increase production capacity by 1,500 t/y, the German group said without disclosing a...
30.09.2016
- BASF has inaugurated a new production complex for polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) at its site in Shanghai, China. The new facility, which will produce PVP K30 powder for several...
29.09.2016
- BASF is to build a new acetylene plant at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The 90,000 t/y facility is scheduled to start up at the end of 2019, replacing the existing plant which...
26.09.2016
- With local markets not living up to previous expectations, BASF has corrected downward its earlier announced plans to achieve sales worth €25 billion in Asia-Pacific by 2020...
16.09.2016
- In a move to strengthen its construction chemicals business, BASF has agreed to acquire Henkel’s flooring, tiling and waterproofing activities in western Europe. The acquisition...
