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BASF Builds new Chemical Catalyst Plant at Shanghai

11.12.2014 - To meet growing demand from China and Asia-Pacific generally, BASF is building its first world-scale chemical catalysts production facility in the region. The plant at the German...

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BASF Acquires Taiwanese TPU Adhesives Producer

09.12.2014 - As part of its drive to become an integrated solution provider for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and TPU-based adhesives, BASF is acquiring Taiwan Sheen Soon (TWSS), a producer...

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BASF Says Asset Swap with Gazprom to Close by Year End

05.12.2014 - BASF expects its long-planned major asset swap deal with Russia's Gazprom to be completed by the end of the year, CEO Kurt Bock said at a press conference on the occasion of the...

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BASF Agrees Strategic Partnership in Russian Petchems

03.12.2014 - With the signing of a long-term agreement to cooperate with Russia's biggest polyethylene producer, Kazanorgsintez, BASF has gained a firmer toehold in that country's...

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US Chemical Output Rises for 10th Straight Month

28.11.2014 - US chemical production rose in October for the 10th straight month in October, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) said growth was seen across all regions. The further uptick...

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Goldman, BASF, HSBC Sued Over Metals Price Fixing

28.11.2014 - Goldman Sachs, BASF and two other major platinum and palladium dealers have been sued in the US in what lawyers for the plaintiff, Florida-based jewelry and police badges...

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BASF to Spend €500 Million on Super Absorber Upgrade

26.11.2014 - BASF is planning to spend as much as €500 million on a major upgrade of its superabsorbent technology platform up to the end of 2016. Simultaneously, the world's largest chemical...

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Germany to Introduce Quotas for Women on Supervisory Boards

26.11.2014 - The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed on a draft law, which from 2016 onward would establish enforceable quotas for women on supervisory boards of the more than...