Martin Brudermüller

CEFIC BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association	08.01.2026
BASF Reorganisation at chemicals giant / One third of group no longer considered core business / Plastics remain central	30.09.2024
EU POLICY Chemicals and plastics producers hail Draghi report / EU should increase investments by EUR 800 bn “to fund radical and rapid reform”	16.09.2024
BASF Closure of German plants for PA precursors planned / 180 employees affected	02.09.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
BASF Q1 earnings fall but beat market consensus / Muted recovery but no fundamental turnaround yet, outgoing CEO says	26.04.2024
BASF “Dispensing with the Chinese business is riskier than getting involved there” – departing CEO Brudermüller	25.04.2024
BASF World's first electric cracker demo plant inaugurated / Joint project with Sabic, Linde aims for more sustainability	24.04.2024
EXXONMOBIL US Group plans to shut down French petrochemical site in Gravenchon / Cracker, PE plants face closure	12.04.2024
BASF Martin Brudermüller: “We have a real earnings problem at the Ludwigshafen site” / Outgoing CEO defends activities in China	03.04.2024
BASF Costs cut by another EUR 1 bn / Further job cuts planned at Ludwigshafen / 2023 profitability of plastics-relevant segments shrinks	26.02.2024
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL Antwerp industry summit proposes revised climate goals for EU / Brudermüller: “Urgent need to enhance Europe's competitiveness“ / Complement or counterweight to green agenda?	23.02.2024
BASF Under pressure: Fears of human rights violations in Xinjiang / Petchem giant sells JV shares in China / Divestment initiated in final quarter of 2023	09.02.2024
GREINER From chemical behemoth to family business: Former BASF manager Saori Dubourg to become CEO	18.01.2024
BASF Markus Kamieth new CEO from 25 April / Brudermülller heads to Mercedes / Maas-Brunner steps down	21.12.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Low-carbon group cuts ties with World Economic Forum / CEOs line up to accelerate journey to net zero targets	13.12.2023
BASF 2023 sales, operating income seen at low end of guidance / Petchem producer steps up cost cutting measures	31.10.2023
BASF Business as usual at AGM, despite critical issues / CEO Brudermüller defends China policy	11.05.2023
BASF Plastics segments lose ground in Q1 / Some sales declines exceed 20%	09.05.2023
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2023: Mixed price development despite subdued demand / Propylene, PP continue upward trend, PA 6 loses further ground / April expected to be generally weak	13.04.2023
BASF Ketan Joshi appointed new head of Intermediates division	17.03.2023
EDITORIAL Of red lines and crossing them	01.03.2023
BASF Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1	28.02.2023
BASF Dubourg to leave chemicals giant / Kothrade tapped as president of intermediates	23.02.2023
BASF CEO Brudermüller on cost-cutting plans: any talk of massive cutbacks is “absolute nonsense” / But there will also be “some adjustments” in production	24.11.2022