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BASF Coatings signs global partnership agreement with Ineos Automotive
Ineos Automotive and BASF's Coatings division have signed an agreement to develop a global body and refinish program. The partnership includes the provision of sustainable refinish coatings, expertise,...
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BASF announces further job cuts and savings program
The chemical company BASF is launching a further savings program due to weak demand in Europe. According to the DAX-listed company, additional annual costs of one billion euros are to be saved at the Ludwigshafen...
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Chemetall celebrates the opening of a new global aluminum competence center in Italy
The Surface Treatment business unit of BASF's Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, today celebrated the opening of its new global aluminum competence center in Giussano, Italy.
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Personnel changes at BASF
Julia Raquet as new President of Europe, Middle East and Africa and Dr. Martin Volland as new President of Nutrition & Health.
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BASF realigns business strategy
BASF aims to increase profitability by spinning off business units and transforming them into independent subsidiaries.
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BASF to sell shares in its two joint ventures
In the fourth quarter of 2023, BASF initiated the process to sell its shares in the two joint ventures BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) in Korla, China....
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Chemetall celebrates opening of new global Aluminum Competence Center in Italy
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, celebrated the opening of its new Global Aluminum Competence Center in Giussano, Italy.
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Hospital germs: Antimicrobial curtains
Hospital germs and pathogens are not always transmitted directly from person to person. They can also spread via germ-contaminated objects. Together with the chemical company BASF, the Spiez Laboratory...
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BASF: Markus Kamieth new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
At the end of the Annual General Meeting on April 25, 2024, Dr. Markus Kamieth will become Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF.
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BASF increases defoamer capacity
BASF has announced the expansion of defoamer capacity at its Dilovasi plant in Turkey.
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BASF publishes “Automotive Color Trends”
Each year, designers for BASF’s Coatings division create a new collection of colours to inspire automotive designers around the globe. Among other things, colours that are atypical for the automotive...
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BASF broadens its Monomers Portfolio
BASF broadens its monomers portfolio and launches bio-based 2-Octyl Acrylate.
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Companies to separate joint MDI production in China
BASF, Huntsman, Shanghai Hua Yi, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd. and Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Co. Ltd. are about to separate joint MDI production in Caojing, China.
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BASF to supply Neopentyl Glycol from Zhanjiang to Khua
BASF and Zhejiang Guanghua Technology Co.,Ltd. (Khua) have signed a Letter of Intent for the supply of Neopentyl Glycol (NPG) from BASF’s Zhanjiang Verbund site to Khua.