03.02.2016
- China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is said to be within reach of clinching a deal to buy Swiss agrochemical producer Syngenta for about 43.7 billion Swiss francs ($42.8...
28.01.2016
- Declining oil and gas prices are also taking their toll on BASF, world’s largest chemical producer. The Ludwigshafen-based group’s unaudited figures for full year 2015 show income...
27.01.2016
- BASF has announced plans to increase prices for its Lupranate brand TDI base material by $100/t in the Middle East and Africa region (MEAF). The German group, world’s largest...
22.01.2016
- Styrolution, the former styrenic polymers joint venture of BASF and Ineos, acquired in full by Ineos at the end of 2014, is changing its name to Ineos Styrolution to reflect its...
20.01.2016
- The gas asset swap between BASF oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall and Russian gas giant Gazprom will include a cash component previously undisclosed, according to a report by the...
13.01.2016
- German chemical giant BASF and UK oil and petrochemicals giant BP are among the estimate 35 multinational companies with extensive operations in Belgium being targeted by the EU’s...
12.01.2016
- Germany’s BASF has launched what it says is the world’s largest site for producing beneficial nematodes, microscopic organisms that can control a diverse range of insect and slug...
11.01.2016
- In the worldwide chemicals sector, the proposed merger of US giants Dow Chemical and DuPont announced mid-December and the new company’s subsequently planned break-up into three...
