11.11.2013
- BASF chief executive Kurt Bock said German jobs could be lost if the chemicals giant has to start paying electricity grid fees to shift the burden of funding a renewable energy...
03.09.2013
- BASF is stepping up its pressure on Germany to soften its hesitant stance on shale gas exploitation. In presenting Q2 results in July, CEO Kurt Bock said he hoped the new...
31.07.2013
- The world's largest chemical producer found the going tougher than expected in the first half of 2013. Sales revenue increased by 4% to €8.1 billion, and EBIT before special items...
28.09.2012
- BASF Chairman Dr Kurt Bock was today elected president of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. Mr Bock will lead the 29,000-member organisation in that capacity starting...
24.02.2012
- Germany's BASF, the world's largest chemical maker by sales, dismissed analyst forecasts its business would shrink this year, saying sales and earnings would rise, driven by an...
30.11.2011
- German chemicals company BASF raised its 2020 sales target a quarter to €115 billion, banking on population growth in emerging markets to drive demand. BASF, the world's largest...
28.07.2011
- BASF posted second-quarter net income of €1.45 billion or €1.59 per share versus €1.18 billion or €1.29 per share last year. Adjusted earnings per share for the quarter increased...
01.04.2010
- Sept. 15, 2008, was probably not the best day to spend billions of dollars. On that day, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, sending the global economy into a tailspin and...
