Basf Ag News

Gazprom and E.ON Ruhrgas A.G. closed the deal on the assets exchange within the Yuzhno-Russkoe field, the company informed.

According to the C.E.O. of BASF Juergen Hambrecht, a recovery will be fragile, unsteady and slow.

In this May 27, 2009 file photo an aerial view of German chemical company BASF is seen in Ludwigshafen, southwestern Germany.

Germany is finding quality counts when it comes to the rising euro. While its 17 percent gain against the dollar since March has been called a a oedisastera by French officials worried it will dent the recovery, Germany is banking on the reputation of exports such as BASF AG chemicals and Daimler AGa s Mercedes cars.

Every product leaves some ecological traces behind. But how can you record all of the relevant ecological criteria involved in the production and use of a product? This is a question that BASF has already been working on for many years, and it has developed its own so-called eco-efficiency analysis for this purpose.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF, the world's largest chemical company and Pepper Viner Homes present the Pepper Viner/BASF High-Performance Home - a model for near-zero energy construction for production builders nationally.

BASF employs 133 people at the Feluy site, which is part of BASF Antwerpen N.V. 'Information and consultation procedures have been initiated today with the works council.

There's a new habitat for walleye, bass and lake sturgeon in the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River.

BASF announced its preliminary third quarter figures for 2009. Sales were at a 12.8 billion, which is 19% less than third quarter 2008 but 2.4% more than second quarter 2009.

Dow Chemical Co. and BASF SE have joined forces to support the Patent Asset Index, a new patent assessment process that will allow both firms to maximize their many plastics and chemicals patents.

BASF SE and The Dow Chemical Company , the world's two largest chemical companies, today jointly announced their support for the Patent Asset Index, a new methodology that measures research and development effectiveness, innovation strength and how these factors lead to sustained competitive advantage.

The company expects to receive final approvals from Chinese regulators by the end of this year.

The international heating systems manufacturer Viessmann, Germany, now uses Basotect to insulate its solar collectors.

The group also said it would hire at least 5,000 new staff, bringing its total in the area to around 20,000, and generate 70 percent of its sales from local production.

THE German chemical giant BASF said on Tuesday that it would invest two billion euros by 2013 in the Asia Pacific region to double its sales there by 2020.

BASF SE, the world's biggest chemical maker, and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp , the nation's dominant refiner, began construction yesterday on a US$1.4-billion expansion of their petrochemical joint venture in east China.

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BASF Corporation launched Pluracoat PerformaA CF20, the newest addition to the PluracoatA high-performance coating additives line for waterborne technologies.

The United States Green Building Council has awarded a LEED Silver designation to the BASF Construction Chemicals - Building Systems headquarters and office/research complex located in Shakopee, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.

BASF's Catalysts division has been awarded the European Regional Quality Award for powertrain systems from Nissan International S.A. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in delivering quality parts, responding quickly to quality issues and improving quality performance over the past year.