13.03.2015
- The worldwide chemicals economy withstood the strong headwinds battering the industry again in 2014. Financial results reported by companies in Europe and North America showed a...
19.12.2014
- Despite assurances by CEO Kurt Bock a month ago that BASF would most likely complete its planned asset swap with Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom this year as planned, the deal has...
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...
28.10.2014
- The European chemical industry has reduced its forecast growth in chemicals output in 2014 in the face of evidence of an economic slowdown both in Europe and in the world's fast...
27.10.2014
- Citing a sharp deterioration in macroeconomic indicators, along with geopolitical tensions, BASF has revised downward its outlook for business in 2015. In a conference call with...
02.09.2014
- The World Conference on Fabric and Home Care has grown to become the premier international event in the industry. Since 1977, the conference has been held every four years in...
26.02.2014
- Unlike U.S. rivals such as Dow Chemical and DuPont, BASF has no plans to revive its share buyback program, the German group's CEO Kurt Bock told Reuters Inside TV. Interviewed in...
13.12.2013
- Competitive Edge - The European chemical industry would like to be exempted from any additional energy costs stemming from state subsidies of renewables. Without being freed from...
