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BASF German chemicals giant kicks off “Chinaplas” fair together with organiser Adsale / Focus on “Design and Innovation” / Debuting “e-Floater” scooter and automotive backrest	26.05.2015
BASF Shanghai is home to third “designfabrik” centre	22.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BASF declares force majeure for EO/MEG	20.05.2015
CHINAPLAS Mega-fair opens its doors in Guangzhou / Changes in production mode / Focus on automation, sustainability and design	20.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fire takes BASF's Ludwigshafen phthalic acid anhydride unit temporarily off line / Precursor for plasticisers and composites	19.05.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH French health agency sees no risk in non-phthalate plasticiser DINCH / Final opinion from EU is expected later this year / Strong demand for BASF product	18.05.2015
BASF First Asian PA polymerisation unit inaugurated at Shanghai / Feedstock from Invista likely	07.05.2015
BASF Wayne Smith appointed chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation in the US	06.05.2015
BASF Stronger volume sales of plastics in Q1 2015 / Margin improvements as currency effects compensate for lower selling prices / EBIT slips on higher provisions for share rise payouts	05.05.2015
BASF Range of melamine resin foam expanded / Sound absorber for room acoustics	04.05.2015
EUROPEAN POLYAMIDE MARKET Polymer consumption reaches about 1m t/y / Automotive industry as main driver / Production capacities difficult to distinguish / Independent compounders make up one-third of the market / AWJ study	30.04.2015
RENMATIX Total acquires shares in biotech company / Industrial sugar for bio-products	27.04.2015
ELIX POLYMERS Carlos Mueller appointed business director of Spanish ABS producer	22.04.2015
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y	21.04.2015
GROLMAN Distributing BASF's “Baxxodur” curing agents in select European countries	21.04.2015
BASF Price hike for European PA 6 base polymer and intermediates	17.04.2015
BASF Introducing novel engine cover from flexible PU / One-shot process cuts production steps	26.03.2015
BASF Immediate hike for 1,6 hexanediol sold in Europe	25.03.2015
BASF Freeport chosen as location for potential mammoth methanol-to-propylene complex / Board still has to give final approval	23.03.2015
EXEL COMPOSITES Agreement with BMW to develop carbon fibre-reinforced automotive parts	16.03.2015
BASF First commercial grades of "PolyTHF 1000" are made available for customer testing / Bio-based product developed from sugar-based BDO in cooperation with Genomatica	13.03.2015
BASF Carbon fibre composite with polyamide matrix / Successful R&D collaboration with SGL	11.03.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics February 2015: Feedstock costs rebound / Chinese New Year holidays throughout most of February / Polymer prices trending up / Processors resume normal operations in late February	10.03.2015
EVENTS Two-day “bio!PAC” conference to be held in Amsterdam in May	09.03.2015
INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY Most producers see sales and earnings improvement in 2014 / Cautious optimism for 2015 / Falling raw materials prices and strengthening demand provide impetus / Currency shift will boost European companies	06.03.2015

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