Keyword: BASF

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Bayer Confirms Unquantified Bid for Monsanto

20.05.2016 - Speculation rampant a week ago that Bayer could be preparing a hostile bid for Monsanto was confirmed by the two companies on May 18 and 19. On the heels of Monsanto’s announcement...

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Bayer Bid for Monsanto in the Offing?

13.05.2016 - As the mind-bending who-with-whom speculation continues to play out in the international agrochemicals sector, the latest version – according to the news agency Bloomberg – has...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Logistics Outsourcing has become Common

12.05.2016 -

About 10 years ago, CHEManager decided to present discussions about logistics as a separate theme. Since then, the terms “chemical logistics” and “pharmaceutical...

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Ineos to Sell EPS arm to Synthos

10.05.2016 - Ineos Enterprises said it has reached “agreement in principle” to sell Ineos Styrenics, its expandable polystyrene (EPS) arm, to Polish producer Synthos for €80 million. The...

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BASF to Begin Plant Science Job Cuts in June

06.05.2016 - In a mass layoff notice filed with the US state of North Carolina, BASF Bioscience Research said it could eliminate as many as 190 jobs at its Research Triangle Park Plant Science...

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BASF Opens new German Ag Research Center

27.04.2016 - BASF has opened a new R&D center at its crop protection division’s headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, to serve as hub of expertise for biological crop protection and seeds. The...

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W.R. Grace Buys BASF’s PE/PP Catalysts

25.04.2016 - US chemical producer W. R. Grace has agreed to acquire the assets of BASF’s polyolefin catalysts business for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition includes technologies, patents...

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BASF Buys Yinfan Automotive Coatings

21.04.2016 - BASF has signed an agreement to buy the assets of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co. Ltd, a Chinese company that specializes in automotive refinish coatings. The deal gives BASF access...