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BASF sales slump by 29%

In the first quarter of 2016, BASF Group sales decreased by 29% to EUR14.2 billion compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

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Akzo Nobel reaches general agreement to buy BASF’s industrial coatings business

BASF and Akzo Nobel have reached a general agreement on the sale of the industrial coatings business of BASF’s Coatings division to Akzo Nobel for EUR 475 million. ...

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Fighting the lack of skilled labour

In Switzerland, barely one in six still works in an industrial plant. Hence, the Swiss industry associations see it as a key task to promote the training of...