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Bayer's Plastics Chief Sees Room to Raise Prices

10.05.2013 - Bayer suggested there was room to lift prices at its high-tech plastics and chemicals business this year to counter soaring raw material costs that squeezed first quarter margins...

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Lanxess Sees Earnings Slump as Tire Market Weakens

21.03.2013 - Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber maker, has warned of a sharp drop in earnings in the first quarter, joining the list of auto suppliers to take a hit from anaemic...

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BMW Investor Klatten to Head SGL Supervisory Board

13.03.2013 - Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman and a major investor in carmaker BMW, is set to become head of the supervisory board at SGL Carbon, giving her more influence over the...

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Volkswagen Rules out Honeywell, DuPont Refrigerant

09.03.2013 - Volkswagen, the world's third largest carmaker, has joined compatriot Daimler in deciding not to use a new air-conditioning refrigerant developed by U.S. firms Honeywell and DuPont...

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BASF to Take on Asia's Battery Chemicals Makers

16.07.2012 - BASF need not be worried by dominant Asian players' expertise in batteries as the world's largest chemicals maker looks to become a leading provider of materials at the heart of...