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Covid-19: ECHA and industry respond to disinfectant shortages

24 March 2020 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Commission have announced plans to help EU member states and industry to address disinfectant shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

BASF in exclusive talks with Lone Star

3 December 2019 - 0

BASF and private equity firm Lone Star are in exclusive negotiations for the sale of BASF’s construction chemicals business, according to news agency Bloomberg.

DIC to acquire BASF’s pigments business

3 September 2019 - 0

Japanese firm DIC, which owns pigments producer Sun Chemical, has agreed to acquire BASF’s global pigments business for €1.15 billion.

BASF co-founds ‘Value Balancing Alliance’

21 August 2019 - 0

BASF has announced that it is one of the seven co-founders of the ‘Value Balancing Alliance’.

6,000 jobs to go in BASF ‘realignment’

2 July 2019 - 0

BASF is planning an ‘organisational realignment’, in order to streamline itself and accentuate the roles of the services and the regions, starting from 1 January 2020.

Solenis takes over BASF business

18 February 2019 - 0

Solenis, which was formerly part of Ashland, has completed the transfer of BASF’s paper wet-end and water chemicals, after all of the relevant regulatory approvals were received.

BASF to expand MSA

8 January 2019 - 0

BASF has announced plans to expand capacity for its Lutropur brand of high-purity methane sulfonic acid