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BASF Starts Realignment of Global Business Services Unit

Transfer of responsibilities and tasks to service centers starts in March 2021.

David Savastano, Editor 01.22.21

BASF Group Releases Preliminary 4Q 2020, FY 2020 Figures

Sales increased by 8% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to €15,905 million.

Ink World Staff 01.21.21

BASF: Wider Range of Colors Rolled Off World’s Assembly Lines in 2020

Expanding color spaces make the overall spectrum broader than in 2019.

Coatings World staff 01.07.21

BASF Announces Changes in Board of Executive Directors

Melanie Maas-Brunner appointed to the board and succeeds Wayne T. Smith.

Ink World Staff 12.18.20

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BASF Reaches Milestone of MDI Capacity Expansion Project at Geismar, LA Site

The first phase of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at BASF’s Geismar, LA site is complete and in operation.

Ink World Staff 12.16.20

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EU Commission Approves DIC's Acquisition of BASF Colors & Effects

Merger approved on condition that companies divest DIC's main manufacturing facility for pigments, per EVP Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy.

Ink World staff 12.15.20

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BASF Launches Circular Economy Program

Batteries, plastics, renewable raw materials: new ideas for the circular economy.

Ink World staff 12.10.20

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BASF Increases Price for Neopentylglycol in Europe

This price increase is in addition to the price increase for NPG communicated on Nov. 10, 2020 by €150/ton (MT) in Europe.

Ink World Staff 12.09.20

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BASF Announces Price Increases

For diols and derivatives in North America; butanediol and derivatives in Europe.

Ink World staff 12.01.20

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BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Realigns Portfolio

BPC will be closing its Butanediol and derivatives plant at Kuantan, Malaysia in March 2021.

Ink World staff 11.18.20

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BASF Increases Neopentylglycol Prices

NPG is a high-quality intermediate used, for example, to produce polyester resins for coatings, unsaturated polyester resins, lubricants and plasticizers.

Ink World staff 11.11.20

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BASF: Joint Feasibility Study for Chemical Complex in India Completed

Project put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Ink World staff 11.06.20

BASF Group Increases EBIT Before Special Items Compared to 2Q 2020

Outlook 2020: Sales of between €57 billion and €58 billion.

Ink World staff 10.28.20

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Closing Date of DIC's Acquisition of BASF Colors & Effects Pushed Back

Announced acquisition on Aug. 29, 2019, and expected closing was scheduled for late 2020.

Ink World staff 10.28.20

BASF Group Releases Preliminary Figures for 3Q 2020

EBIT for Q3 2020 before special items expected to be €581 million (Q3 2019: €1,056 million), above analyst consensus.

10.09.20

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BASF Realigning Global Business Services Unit

Global concept to bundle service offerings for units in BASF Group.

Ink World staff 09.25.20

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BASF, SINOPEC Expand Capacity for Neopentylglycol in Nanjing, China

Annual capacity to reach 80,000 metric tons per year.

Ink World staff 09.22.20

BASF Atop ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies Listing

Reported sales of $66.6 billion in 2019.

Ink World staff 09.08.20

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BASF Increasing Diols, Derivatives Prices in North America

BDO and its derivatives are used for producing engineering plastics, polyurethanes, solvents and elastic spandex fibers.

Ink World staff 09.01.20

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BASF, Idemitsu JV Ceasing Operation of Production Plant for 1,4 Butanediol in Chiba, Japan

Closure planned for December 2020. The joint venture agreement between BASF and IKC will be terminated thereafter.

Ink World staff 08.21.20

BASF Group: EBIT Before Special Items Declines in 2Q 2020

Free cash flow of €1.5 billion is up €551 million compared with prior-year quarter.

Ink World Staff 07.29.20

BASF Calculates CO2 Footprint of All Sales Products

BASF is the first chemical company with transparent emission data for the entire portfolio of approximately 45,000 products.

Ink World staff 07.28.20

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Nina Schwab-Hautzinger to Lead Corporate Communications, Gov't Relations at BASF

She succeeds Anke Schmidt. Her tenure starts on Nov.1, 2020.

Ink World staff 07.27.20

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BASF, Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Create Aliphatic Isocyanate Isotainer Depot

Aliphatic isocyanate is a key product in BASF’s Resins and Dispersions chemical portfolio.

Ink World staff 07.20.20

BASF Group: Operating Result in 2Q 2020 Above Market Expectations

EBIT before special items expected to be €226 million.

Ink World staff 07.10.20

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Megafarma to Distribute BASF Monomers' Products in Mexico

Megafarma, an Azelis company, to distribute BASF’s lines of Lupranate isocyanates and Pluracol polyols.

Ink World staff 06.19.20

Kurt Bock Elected Chairman of BASF SE Supervisory Board

Successor to Jürgen Hambrecht, who is leaving the Supervisory Board as planned.

Ink World staff 06.18.20

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BASF Starts Piling of First Plants of Smart Verbund Project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong

BASF is investing $10 billion in new project.

Ink World Staff 06.02.20

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BASF Issues €2 Billion in Corporate Bonds

Initial placement of a green corporate bond to finance sustainable products and projects.

Ink World staff 05.29.20

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New Site Agreement for BASF SE Signed

Average annual investment of at least €1.5 billion until 2025.

Ink World staff 05.06.20

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BASF Group Reports 1Q 2020 Sales

Sales of €16.8 billion (plus 7%), mainly due to volumes growth.

05.01.20

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BASF Group Withdraws Outlook for 2020 Business Year

Dividend proposed by Board of Executive Directors and Supervisory Board for the 2019 business year unchanged at €3.30 per share.

04.30.20

BASF Donates 800 Gallons of Hand Sanitizer to Fight COVID-19 in Ohio

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04.27.20

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BASF Manufactures Hand Sanitizer to Fight Against COVID-19 in NJ, NY

A team of BASF scientists and engineers worked on a compressed timeline to develop a safe and high-quality product.

04.15.20

Suppliers News

BASF Produces, Donates HandClasp Hand Sanitizer to Henry Ford Health System

Facility received authorization from the U.S. FDA to temporarily produce a safe and high-quality sanitizing product.

04.15.20

Suppliers News

BASF Donates More Than 100 Million Protective Masks

Donations to the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.

04.14.20

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BASF Plans Virtual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 18, 2020

Will allow BASF’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to take place within the statutory period of six months after the end of the fiscal year.

04.09.20

BASF Personal Care Donates Hand Sanitizers at European Sites

European sites modify production processes to manufacture disinfectants.

04.07.20

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Industry Companies Shift Focus to Providing PPE, Sanitizer During COVID-19 Pandemic

Companies are manufacturing hand sanitizer/disinfectants or PPE.

Online Exclusives Anthony Locicero, Associate Editor 04.03.20

Resins

BASF Dispersions, Resins Business Update on COVID-19

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04.01.20

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Pigment Industry Focuses on Sustainability, Raw Materials

Sustainability, whether through renewable materials, stricter regulatory standards, responsible manufacturing or more, is becoming increasingly important.

David Savastano, Editor 03.23.20