Keyword: BASF

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BASF Reported to be Bidding for Dea

23.12.2013 - BASF has declined comment on rumors it is preparing to bid for Dea, the German oil and gas exploration subsidiary energy giant RWE has put up for sale. Bids for the business must...

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Court Overturns EU Approval of BASF’s GM Potato

16.12.2013 - The EU General Court has overturned on procedural grounds a 2010 decision by the European Commission (EC) authorizing sales of the genetically modified potato Amflora, developed by...

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BASF to build engineering plastics compounding plant in Yesan, Korea

16.12.2013 - BASF will build a compounding plant for engineering plastics Ultramid (polyamide) and Ultradur (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT) compounds in Yesan, Chung Nam Province, Korea. The...

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China’s chemical industry

13.12.2013 - In Move Toward Consumption-Led Economy, Specialty and High-End Chemical Segments Will Further ExpandA World Leader - The chemical industry in China is both a key driver and prime...

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Energy Costs and the European Chemical Industry

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...

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BASF to Sell PVC Modifiers Business to Kaneka

06.12.2013 - BASF has said it will sell its acrylate-based PVC modifiers business to Kaneka Belgium, European arm of Japan's Kaneka Corporation for an undisclosed sum. The deal, set to close in...

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Styrolution Consolidates Indian Holdings

29.11.2013 - Germany-based styrenics producer Styrolution, the joint venture of Ineos and BASF, is merging its two Indian subsidiaries, Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd and Styrolution India PVT Ltd...

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BASF Produces First Commercial Renewable Butanediol

28.11.2013 - BASF has begun offering its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) produced from renewable raw material produced with dextrose-based fermentation technology licensed from...