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BASF increases European prices for methylamines
Company Information 12/20 2010 09:41
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Ludwigshafen , Germany – December 15, 2010 – With immediate effect or as existing contracts permit, BASF is increasing its European sales prices for methylamines as follows: » Read More
BASF increases prices for automotive fluids globally
Company Information 12/16 2010 10:00
2010-12-13
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Ludwigshafen , Germany – December 13, 2010 – With immediate effect, or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing the sales prices globally for all coolants and specialty fluids by up to 120 Euro (or the equivalent in other currencies) per metric ton.
The price adjustments are necessary due to significantly increased raw material costs. » Read More
BASF India recognized for product and service excellence
Company Information 12/16 2010 09:53
2010-12-10
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Three awards at Frost & Sullivan "2010 India Excellence in Chemicals, Materials and Food Awards"
Mumbai, India – December 10, 2010 – BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, has been recognized for excellence in product, service, and innovation at the Frost & Sullivan 2010 India Excellence in Chemicals, Materials, and Food (CMF) Awards. » Read More
BASF completes acquisition of Cognis
Company Information 12/15 2010 09:04
2010-12-10
P-10-519
Integration process started
Detailed integration plans expected at the end of Q1 2011
Ludwigshafen, Germany – December 10, 2010 – BASF successfully completed its acquisition of Cognis Holding GmbH from Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l. controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences yesterday (December 9, 2010). The equity purchase price was €700 million. Including net financial debt and pension obligations, the enterprise value of the transaction is €3.1 billion. » Read More
No more tea stains and chalky deposits, BASF
Materials , Company Information , Products 12/14 2010 09:11
2010-12-09
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Eco-friendly BASF components for dishwashing agents keep dishes and glassware sparkling
The Story
Dishwashing hands were something Josephine Cochrane had only heard about, being a well-to-do American lady with servants to perform such chores. Unfortunately, pieces of her beloved porcelain repeatedly got broken. So Cochrane took the initiative and invented a dishwashing machine in which her valuable porcelain service was secured in wire compartments and rinsed with hot, soapy water. Her device was patented in 1886 and is regarded as the world's first practical dishwasher. These machines were still cumbersome, however, and did not become widely adopted for home use until the 1960s when the first fully automated versions with a rinse cycle were developed. In today's industrialized countries, more than 50 percent of all households own a dishwashing machine – and in Germany this figure is even 70 percent. A consumer study in Austria even declared it to be the most popular of all household appliances. Instead of the soapy water used in Cochrane's time, a wide range of cleaning components are now available to ensure that dishes and glassware remain sparkling clean: surfactants, enzymes, bleaching agents and chelating agents. BASF supplies almost all of these components for dishwashing tabs to the major detergent manufacturers worldwide (see Info Box). One of these components is the chelating agent Trilon ® M, which replaces phosphates in dishwashing tabs. » Read More