BASF

India sets punitive tariffs against China, Japan and South Korea / BASF affected / GNFC plant running again

MDI: BASF and Dow declare force majeure in the US / Effects of cold weather

World Plastics Council elects LyondellBasell's James Seward as chairman

PA 6.6: BASF declares force majeure from HMD failure at Seal Sands / Complete line affected

Joint venture of BASF and Huntsman commissions second MDI line in Shanghai / Supply for Chinese market

Earnings growth in 2017 exceeds forecasts / Preliminary report

TDI: Indian producer GNFC forced to shut down plant again / Malfunctioning heat exchanger

BASF and Americas Styrenics join World Plastics Council

Certain packaging plastics required to be oxo-degradable / Customs checks since December 2017

Gas shortage now nationwide / TDI and MDI prices driven up / Limited impact on plastics market / Nation-wide cutback on coal usage

Change in leadership at chemical company / Martin Brudermüller appointed CEO

Polyolefin catalyst business acquired from Albemarle / Talk of CB&I Technologies acquisition

MDI: BASF plant in China at standstill / Allocations via global network

Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2017: Rollover for MDI / Small increase for TDI / Isocyanates expected to point downward as new year begins / Polyols market mostly quiet

MDI: BASF declares force majeure on production in China / Natural gas for operations is lacking / Duration not clear

Global price increase for plastic additives

3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue

Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2017: Isocyanates slightly higher / Outages still felt / Markets seek price boundaries / Converters and end users explore alternatives

Acquisition of Solvay's US phosphorus additives business / Record 2017 expected

Exchange rate effects dampen Q3 earnings / Advanced materials segment boosted by speciality polymers growth

Force majeure on "ecoflex" biopolymer continues / Plant will restart shortly

Expansion of "Cellasto" capacity in India / End of TPU production in Dahej

Use of plastics in agriculture increasing worldwide / Reaction to shortage of land area and water / Biodegradable mulch films included in EU fertilisers regulation for first time / Biopolymers and recycling associations have conflicting opinions

New steam methane reformer for MDI production in China

Polyamide compounds plant starts up operation in Mexico / Part of PA business sale to BASF