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BASF
Integrated production site number seven: Zhanjiang now officially operational / CEO Kamieth: “Investment will pay off later than expected”
31.03.2026
UPDATE - BASF
Significant increase for PA 6.6 in Europe
30.03.2026
INFINITE LOOP
Partners to construct 70,000 t/y chemical recycling plants in Germany, India / Virgin-quality rPET
25.03.2026
SCHÜTZ
IBC production planned directly at BASF's main German site
20.03.2026
BASF
Greener intermediates on the horizon / Four products with reduced carbon footprint to be launched / Low-emission feedstocks are key
19.03.2026
BASF
Portfolio of PPSU grades meets EU BPA ban requirements
11.03.2026
BASF
Petchem giant announces price hike for additives
04.03.2026
BASF
Pace of cost cuts quickens as economic slowdown deepens in final quarter / Profits, sales in Q4 drop on lower prices, currency swings / 2026 forecast shows high uncertainty
27.02.2026
EU POLICY
Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together
13.02.2026
BUTANEDIOL
EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia
10.02.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America January: Hikes for polyolefins, PVC, polystyrene / Higher feedstock prices, Winter Storm Fern support quotations / Margin pressure increases for engineering grades / February expected to be sideways to slightly firmer
09.02.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS
Following companies in Germany and France, Spanish subsidiary files for insolvency / Production expected to be discontinued
05.02.2026
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares second force majeure / Start-up problems at Ineos / Fire breaks out in Geleen
30.01.2026
BASF
Force majeure lifted on polyamide lines / Plants in Ludwigshafen and Antwerp in production again
29.01.2026
BASF
Sales, operating profit slip / Preliminary 2025 results slip below guidance of EUR 6.7 bn-7.1 bn
26.01.2026
POLYMER PRICES
North America December: Except for polystyrene, rollovers prevail / Weak end markets slow down growth / Only gradual recovery expected in 2026
13.01.2026
BUTANEDIOL
Coming soon: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, China, Saudi Arabia
12.01.2026
BASF
Zhanjiang cracker operational / Analysts concerned over strong dependence on Beijing
12.01.2026
CEFIC
BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association
08.01.2026
DOMO CHEMICALS
PA specialist's German companies file for insolvency / 585 employees affected
05.01.2026
BASF
Chemical company pledges no redundancies in Ludwigshafen for three years
18.12.2025
ADNOC
No plans to scale back Covestro's European operations / Talks of 'Arab BASF' dismissed
17.12.2025
POLYMER PRICES
North America November: Fundamental market weakness, lower feedstock costs put pressure on prices / End of year expected to be quiet
10.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
More and more energy-intensive companies are moving away – Simon-Kucher study
10.12.2025
BASF
CEO Markus Kamieth: ‘Industry in Germany will not vanish' / Collaboration with, instead of dependence on, China
09.12.2025
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