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BASF wants to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

BASF aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent by 2030. The company announces investments of EUR four billion.

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BASF increases acrylic dispersions capacity

BASF started up its new acrylic dispersions production line in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, doubling its capacity.

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Bodo Möller Chemie expands agreement with BASF in South Africa

Bodo Möller Chemie South Africa is expanding the exclusive sales and distribution agreement with BASF South Africa for resins and additives.

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Bodo Möller Chemie is distributor of BASF in Africa

Bodo Möller Chemie has deepened its collaboration with BASF in the segment of dispersions, resins and additives for coatings and construction polymers in the African core markets.

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BASF CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller elected new president of Cefic

Martin Brudermüller, CEO of BASF was elected President of Cefic, effective immediately, at Cefic’s annual General Assembly.

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BASF publishes “2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends collection

BASF has released its "2020-2021 Automotive Color Trends" collection with a variety of shades and effects that show the way of modern automotive coatings.

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BASF closes divestiture of its construction chemicals business

BASF has closed the divestiture of its construction chemicals business to an affiliate of Lone Star, a global private equity firm.

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Evolving automotive coatings market creates new coatings demands

The automotive industry is changing. BASF’s coatings division’s Sean McKeon, vice president of global key account management, and David Cranfill, technical director for OEMs, share their views on how...

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Ranking: Europes top 25 coatings manufacturers in 2020

Our current ranking of the top-selling coatings manufacturers shows, as every year, how the European coatings manufacturers have performed in terms of turnover, export share or number of employees. A new...

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Interview: “We have and will further invest in our plants”

BASF has ramped up its activities in the additives business. Gops Pillay, President, Dispersions & Pigments, sees solid market growth over the coming five to ten years. The chemical producer has therefore...

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Expert Interview: “Stricter regulations are generally considered to be drivers of innovation”

Complying to regulations is not only a challenge for companies that are active in the field of radiation curing. It is also the change to gain a competitive ...

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Ranking: The 25 largest coatings producers in Europe

Who is among the Top 25 largest paints and coatings manufacturers headquartered in Europe this year?

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BASF Handbook: New, updated edition available

The BASF Handbook covers the entire spectrum from coatings formulation and relevant production processes through to practical application aspects. The coating ...

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BASF announces preliminary figures for the 2017 business year

As forecast by BASF, sales, income from operations (EBIT) before special items and EBIT are considerably above the level of the previous year. The earnings ...