Cars sales have been falling in Western Europe as yet another economic downturn confirms expectations that the region’s recovery from the 2008 financial crisis will be a lengthy process. However, while demand for cars declines, ...
Samsung was the largest applicant for European patents last year. Siemens, BASF, Ericsson and Bosch were all in the top ten for applications and, for the first time, A Chinese company – ZTE – made it into the top ten. The ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Competitive Intelligence: Global Paint and Coatings Market Outlook and Leading Supplier Strategies, Marketing Tactics, and Technological Know-How" report to their offering. ...
BASF and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Markor) plan to establish two joint ventures for the production of butanediol (BDO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF, chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol) in Korla, Xinjiang ...
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The Northwest European March benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur1,054/mt, or $1,380/mt, CIF ARA, industry sources confirmed Friday. The settlement represents an increase of Eur14/mt and a decrease of $28/mt compared ...
Hartwig Michels (49), currently President of BASF’s global competence center Procurement will become President of the Europe regional divi si on as of October 1, 2013. He succeeds Jacques Delmoitiez (59), who will retire effective ...
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In 2012, BASF reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 31.7% per metric ton of sales product and increased its energy efficiency by 19.3% compared with baseline 2002. The number of work-related accidents dropped in the same period by 48%. ...
Muenster / Munich. The annual Global Trend Book of BASF , which targets the designers of the automotive manufacturers, allows to experience color and paint. BASF has now received the iF communication design award for the design of its ...
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BASF maintained its good performance in 2012. The company exceeded the 2011 record levels in sales and income from operations (EBIT) and once again earned a substantial premium on the cost of capital. Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of ...
German chemical giant BASF Group announced recently, its financial performance in 2012 hit the record, and the sales grew 7% compared to 2011. In the fourth-quarter, BASF sales reached Euro 19.6b, up 9% year on year; EBIT reached Euro ...
Germany's Wintershall expects to increase its oil and gas output in 2013 mainly as a result of higher volumes from its operations in Russia, Norway and Libya, the company's parent BASF said Tuesday. In its outlook for 2013, BASF said ...
BASF is opening a new R&D laboratory and an application technology centre for battery materials in Amagasaki, Japan, which will focus on researching electrolytes and electrode materials for high-performance batteries. “Our aim is to ...
BASF announces fourth quarter and full year 2012 results. Full year 2012: -Sales €78.7 billion (plus 7%) -EBIT before special items €8.9 billion (plus 5%) -Record year in Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas; earnings in ...
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European ethylene and propylene supply has tightened amid a spate of production issues, though the impact of this on spot prices is being moderated by poor derivatives demand, according to industry sources. Availability to the market had ...
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Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) Graco’s high-performance coatings and foam (HPCF) business unit recently announced its Top 20 HPCF North American distributors for 2013. The distributors were selected on the basis of annual sales during 2012. ...
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