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BASF to Lift Chromate Pigment Capacities

09.02.2015 - BASF plans to "significantly increase" production capacities for bismuth vanadate pigments at Besigheim, Germany, near Stuttgart, from 2017. The German chemical giant markets the...

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Port of Antwerp Achieves Record in Liquid Bulk and Container Traffic

04.02.2015 -

Port of Antwerp has achieved a new record year, with the port to handle total freight volumes of 199 million tonnes in 2014, a rise of 4.3% on 2013.

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BASF Quits R&D Pact With Novozymes and Cargill

30.01.2015 - BASF has said it will exit its current R&D collaboration with Novozymes and Cargill to develop a bio-based process for producing 3-hydroxypropionic (3-HP) and acrylic acid from...

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BASF Widens Vitamin A Capability

27.01.2015 - To meet rising demand for high-quality vitamin A products and global market growth, BASF has widened production capacity for vitamin A at its Ludwigshafen, Germany headquarters by...

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Port of Antwerp Supports Major Petchem Investments

23.01.2015 - The Port of Antwerp continues to attract petrochemical investments, the operating company says in its annual report for 2014. To underscore its position as an integrated cluster...

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BASF to Expand Global PVP Output

23.01.2015 - BASF will invest up to €56 million in the expansion of its polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain to as much as 6,000 t/y over the next four years through revamping of existing...

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BASF to Lift BDO Output at Geismar

22.01.2015 - BASF is increasing its capacity for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) at Geismar, Louisiana, by 10% up to 2016. When the expansion is completed, the German chemical giant will have global...

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Wintershall Says Shale Debate Still Blocks Conventional Gas

21.01.2015 - The ongoing heated discussion about shale gas continues to block conventional natural gas production in Germany, says BASFs oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall. The company adds...