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BASF builds new plant for alkylethanolamines

BASF builds a new world-scale production plant for alkylethanolamines at the Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Novel label adhesives enable easier cardboard recycling

BASF has developed new adhesives for labels that no longer interfere with paper and paperboard recycling. They are designed to combine good adhesive properties with easy removal from the recovered paper...

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Uta Holzenkamp new president of BASF’s Coatings division

Uta Holzenkamp is the new president of BASF’s Coatings division with around 11,000 employees at more than 70 sites.

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BASF modernises production of chloroformates and acid chlorides

BASF has announced to fundamentally modernise the entire infrastructure, including the facilities for the production of chloroformates and acid chlorides at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site.

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BASF Color Report 2021″: Changing popularity of automotive colours

According to BASF, vehicle production declined overall, which led to shifts in the popularity of certain colour shades: Blue and red are currently enjoying particular popularity.

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BASF to divest Florida site to Clariant

BASF has reached an agreement to divest its manufacturing site in Quincy, Florida and the associated attapulgite business for a purchase price of USD 60 million (EUR 53 million) to Clariant.

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Ka Min to acquire BASF kaolin minerals Business

Ka Min, a global performance minerals company owned by I Min Partners, and BASF have entered into a definitive agreement in which Ka Min will acquire the BASF kaolin minerals business. Currently, the kaolin...

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Azelis and BASF expand partnership in Vietnam

Azelis and BASF expand partnership with a new resins distribution agreement in Vietnam for the industrial and automotive coatings as well as printing and packaging industry.

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BASF and Sanyo Chemical sign MoU for collaboration on PUDs

BASF and Sanyo Chemical have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic collaboration of polyurethane dispersions development.

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BASF joins task force for sustainable polymers

The world’s largest chemical company joins a Royal Society of Chemistry initiative to make better use of unrecovered polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs).

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BASF closes divestiture of its global pigments business

On June 30, 2021, BASF closed the divestiture of its global pigments business to the fine chemical company DIC following the fulfillment of clearance conditions.

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Uzin Utz and BASF cooperate on climate protection

Saving CO2 together – this is the motto of the cooperation between the Uzin Utz Group, a full-range supplier of flooring systems, and the chemical company BASF.

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The 25 largest European coatings manufacturers 2021

Our annual ranking shows little movement among the ranking of the 25 largest coatings manufacturers in Europe. However, the Corona pandemic had a significant influence on individual sales volumes.

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BASF: Groundbreaking for the third phase of Innovation Campus Shanghai

BASF wants to strengthen its innovation capabilities in Asia by breaking ground for the third phase of its Innovation Campus Shanghai and by establishing an academic sounding board as part of the Network...