31.03.2014
- Tangible Synergies - In an organizational move in January of 2013, BASF created the new Performance Materials division. The new group, which is part of the Functional Materials &...
28.10.2013
- At the start of the year's fourth quarter, BASF is on track to match its 2012 sales and earnings figures again in 2013, despite the continued "challenging" environment and the fact...
14.06.2013
- Yara has postponed the expansion of its fertilizer plant in Canada, as rising costs and a market oversupply reduce the viability of the project that analysts estimate would have...
21.11.2012
- Mega Project - As the world's population rises, there is a growing demand for fertilizers. Huge energy reserves, such as petroleum and natural gas deposits, are an ideal basis for...
24.10.2011
- Europe's biggest urea plant comes on-stream: The Dortmund-based ThyssenKrupp EPC contractors have supplied and commissioned a plant for the production of 3,500 tons per day of urea...
13.05.2011
- Norway's Yara, the world's largest nitrogen fertilizer maker, has been charged with suspected corruption involving a possible $1 million bribe in India during efforts to create a...
10.05.2011
- Debt-laden Australian ammonia producer Burrup Fertilisers has been put up for sale, according to a well-informed source, with bids for a business that could be worth up to $1.5...
14.04.2011
- Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara suspects an irregular payment, possibly a bribe, may have been made in connection with the negotiations preceding the firm's Lifeco investment in...
