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BASF launches new mobile website
BASF offers smartphone users an improved service with its new mobile website. Content is specifically tailored to the needs of mobile internet users.
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BASF SE
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, Americas and Africa. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Vital statistics
- Headquarters: Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Founded: 1865
- Website: http://www.basf.com/group/corporate/en/
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BASF acquires Equateq
BASF has acquired Equateq, a global company specialising in the manufacturing of highly concentrated omega-3 fatty acids.
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BASF invests $7.5m in NanoH2O technology
BASF Venture Capital has invested $7.5m in the technology company NanoH2O.
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BASF increases ammonium carbonate capacity
BASF is increasing the production capacity of its ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbonate plant at Ludwigshafen by 30% in a move designed to cope with demand for high-purity food additives.
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Monsanto secures supply agreement with BASF
BASF has reached an exclusive supply agreement with Monsanto Company for fungicide seed treatments for cotton and soybeans in North America.
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Quantum to acquire BASF’s offset printing inks business
Quantum Kapital AG plans to acquire BASF’s offset printing inks business (IMEX) in Maastricht, Netherlands.
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BASF Venture Capital invests $13.5m in Allylix
BASF Venture Capital has invested $13.5m in Allylix, a US-based renewable specialty chemicals company.
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Teck and BASF enter partnership to reduce zinc deficiency
BASF, (Germany), and Teck Resources (Canada), have signed a three year agreement to develop innovative and affordable zinc fortification and supplementation solutions.
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BASF to build an integrated TDI plant in Germany
BASF are to build a single-train 300,000 metric tonnes per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen (Germany).
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New appointments, 19 December 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 19 December 2011.
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BASF develops its corporate strategy further
BASF plans to strengthen its position as a company in the chemical industry. In its further developed strategy ‘We create chemistry’, the company outlines how it wants to achieve this.
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New appointments, 25 November 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 25 November 2011.
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BASF applies for European approval for new potato
BASF Plant Science has applied for EU approval for Fortuna, a genetically optimised table potato. Fortuna has a wild potato’s natural protection to late blight.
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Cargill and BASF combine to develop EPA/DHA canola oil
Cargill and BASF Plant Science have agreed to co-develop a new dietary source of EPA/DHA that will make it easier for consumers to achieve optimal intakes of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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BASF increases prices for calcium D-pantothenate
BASF has globally increased prices for calcium D-pantothenate (vitamin B5) products for use in human nutrition by €1.4 per kg effective immediately, or as existing commitments allow.
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PODCAST: Ed Gallagher on BASF’s partnership with Cognis
Ed Gallagher talks to Claire Phoenix at this year’s Vitafoods Europe about BASF’s working partnership with Cognis.
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FSANZ approves new processing aid for beer
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has announced the approval of Crosspure processing aid.
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Kurt Bock succeeds Juergen Hambrecht at BASF SE
Effective at the end of the annual meeting on 6 May 2011, Dr Kurt Bock has become the new chairman of the board of executive directors of BASF SE.
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Surfatas named distributor-agent for BASF ATS
Surfatas LLC has entered into an agreement with BASF Care Chemicals to serve as its exclusive global distributor and agent for ATS adsorbent media products.
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EC approves BASF’s acquisition of Cognis
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Cognis Holding GmbH by BASF SE.
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BASF shows earnings rise for first half and Q2
Chemical firm BASF has released second-quarter 2010 financial results.
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BASF and Monsanto add wheat to plant biotechnology pipeline
The world’s largest plant biotechnology collaboration just got larger. BASF and Monsanto are expanding their joint efforts to develop higher-yielding and stress-tolerant crops to include wheat.
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BASF adds Cognis to portfolio for €700m
BASF SE has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg to acquire Cognis for an equity purchase price of €700m.
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BASF near agreeing takeover of Cognis
BASF has agreed in principle with the private equity owners of Cognis on a takeover, says a Financial Times Deutschland report.
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BASF announces first figures for third quarter 2009
BASF has announced first figures for the third quarter of 2009. Sales were €12.8bn and thus 19% less than in the same period of 2008.
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BASF enters into distribution agreement with ET Horn
BASF Corporation has entered into an expanded agreement with ET Horn Company to serve as an authorised distributor for vitamins and carotenoids.
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BASF offers nature identical carotenoids at Drinktec
Drinktec will showcase nature identical carotenoids from BASF to replace food dyes.
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BASF to close Wilmington manufacturing site
BASF has announced that it will close its Wilmington, North Carolina, formulated vitamins manufacturing site by 31 March 2009.