Keyword: BASF

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BASF to Expand European Engineering Plastics Compounding

01.12.2015 - BASF plans to expand its compounding capacities for engineering plastics in Europe from 2017, adding production lines for as much as 70,000 t/y to its Ultramid polyamide and...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

19.11.2015 - 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...

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Monsanto Confirms it’s Still on the Prowl

19.11.2015 - After dropping its latest offer for Syngenta, worth upwards of $6 billion, three months ago Monsanto may be planning a fresh attempt to buy its Swiss rival or have another target...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Harvesting the Sun

18.11.2015 -

A good film needs excitement, drama, heroes and a happy ending. The construction of the world’s largest thermal solar power plant in Morocco has all of these.

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BASF Inaugurates TDI Plant at Ludwigshafen

18.11.2015 - BASF inaugurated its new €1 billion TDI complex at Ludwigshafen on Nov. 16 at a ceremony attended by Germany’s vice chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, and the prime minister of the state...

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Shell’s Moerdijk Cracker Still Down After Blaze

17.11.2015 - Shell’s cracker at Moerdijk in the Netherlands remains off line following a small compressor fire in a compressor on Nov. 11. The oil and petrochemical group so far has not...

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BASF Expands R&D Capabilities in Asia

16.11.2015 - German major BASF has officially opened an innovation center in China, expanding the scope of its R&D capabilities in Asia-Pacific. The Innovation Campus Asia-Pacific (Shanghai) in...

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NPC Executive Says Iran Petchems to be Expanded

13.11.2015 - Major European chemical manufacturing companies, including BASF, are ready to transfer technology and invest in Iran’s petrochemical industry if the conditions are right, the...