PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PA 6.6: Solvay encounters delivery problems for HMD feedstock	20.10.2016
BASF Ludwigshafen crackers successively ramping up again / Force majeure for feedstock purchases	20.10.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS SAN: Ineos Styrolution announces force majeure for “Luran” from Ludwigshafen / No styrene supplies from BASF	20.10.2016
UPDATE - BASF Explosion leaves three dead and six injured / Fire extinguished / 20 plants temporarily off stream / All activity at northern port at a standstill	18.10.2016
UPDATE - BASF Deadly explosion rocks northern port at Ludwigshafen headquarters / Crackers switched off / Separate incident in Lampertheim leaves several injured	17.10.2016
BASF Chemicals giant imposes stricter controls on externally supplied plant technology / Response to recent series of glitches	14.10.2016
BORYSZEW Jaroslaw Michniuk appointed new CEO / Polish automotive OEM plans to raise profits	13.10.2016
BASF Joint venture with Avantium for FDCA and PEF / Synvina to develop markets for PEF films and bottles / Technology to be licensed	11.10.2016
BASF Rhineland-Palatinate ministry of the environment calls for immediate inspection of TDI plant at group headquarters / No end to string of accidents experienced since start-up	06.10.2016
POLYAMIDE Caprolactam market consolidates as a result of excess capacities in China / European PA 6 notations crumbling / Feedstock market shifts start to impact Europe / PA 6.6 prices sliding / Adipic acid availability continues to lengthen	27.09.2016
RENMATIX US biotechnology company receives USD 14m financial injection from group of investors led by Bill Gates / Greater collaboration with France's Total	22.09.2016
SHELL First aromatics splitter commissioned at Pernis refinery / More benzene for captive use in Moerdijk	20.09.2016
BASF European caprolactam output to be slashed by 20% / Ludwigshafen to bear the brunt	14.09.2016
AVANTIUM / TOYOBO Japanese-Dutch partnership develops PEF films / Market launch with Mitsubishi	14.09.2016
BASF “Ultrason” polyarylsulfone capacity in South Korea to double / Investment will narrow the gap to Solvay	13.09.2016
BASF HALS additives to be introduced at “K 2016” / Applications in automotive interiors and technical construction textiles	08.09.2016
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS Global market to expand by 7.6% per year to 2024 / Sluggish growth expected in Europe / Fast growth in antistatic packaging applications / TM Research report	23.08.2016
BASF New TDI line up and running / Operations still unstable / "Successive commissioning process"	18.08.2016
STYRENICS Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS	11.08.2016
GUEST COMMENT Styrenics and the boulder of Sisyphus / BASF vice president Management Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers Europe Klaus Ries	11.08.2016
BASF New high-end “Ultramid” with improved properties / “Huge step forward”	10.08.2016
BASF Sales and earnings fall in Q2 2016 / Lower costs hit selling prices / Performance Materials business holds up well / New TDI plant start date unclear / CEO Bock upholds forecast	28.07.2016
POLYURETHANES Strongest growth forecast for Eastern Europe and Middle East, Africa / Production to expand by 3.5% per year to 2020 / Demand growth for rigid foam outpacing other PU products / IAL Consultants report	27.07.2016
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL New PES production line in Japan planned for 2018	27.07.2016
BASF “Sport Infinity” project promises zero waste and recyclability / Football shoes a focus	25.07.2016

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