Keyword: BASF

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BASF Completes Phase 1 of Geismar MDI Expansion

24.12.2020 -

BASF has completed the first phase of an MDI expansion at its Geismar, Louisiana, complex in the US and taken an older MDI plant off stream. When the next phase is...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

A Virtual Formulation Assistant

03.12.2020 -

BASF has created ZoomLab, a virtual formulation prediction and optimization tool, to help address the challenges of drug product development.

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Major Indian Chemical Complex Put on Ice

09.11.2020 -

Following completion of a comprehensive feasibility study, tentative plans for a major petrochemical complex in India have been shelved for now, due to what the...

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BASF to Close Herbicide Plants

01.11.2020 -

BASF has announced it will close two herbicide plants by 2022 as it seeks to strengthen its competitive position. The facilities are located in Knapsack, Germany, where...

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Martin Brudermüller Is new CEFIC President

16.10.2020 -

Martin Brudermüller, CEO of BASF, has been elected president of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) for a two-year term. In the rotating position, the 59-year...

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BASF Doubles China Base Stocks

14.10.2020 - BASF will nearly double production capacity of its synthetic ester base stocks at Jinshan, China, in response to rising demand in Asia-Pacific. The expansion is expected to be...

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BASF Completes Construction Chemicals Sale

01.10.2020 -

BASF completed the sale of its construction chemicals business to an affiliate of private equity investor Lone Star on the last day of September and the 2020 third...

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Evonik and Siemens Commission Photosynthesis Pilot

24.09.2020 -

Evonik and Siemens Energy have commissioned a pilot plant that uses carbon dioxide (CO2) and water to produce chemicals. The plant is the culmination of two years’ work...