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BASF is the largest chemical company in the world with joint ventures and subsidiaries in 80 countries.

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Germany's prolonged recession makes firms takeover targets

As more and more companies struggle in the downturn, they are becoming the focus of merger and acquisition specialists.
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EU OKs state funding of BASF renewable hydrogen bid

The European Commission has approved German government plans to subsidize BASF efforts to generate green hydrogen.
BusinessOctober 3, 2022
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Wintershall's Russia stance is 'unethical'

Germany's Wintershall will stay in Russia, arguing that it wants to avoid its assets falling to the Russian state.
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Gas emergency for the chemicals industry?

What would happen to the chemicals industry in Europe if Russia were to turn off the gas taps?
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German firms seek out future of remote work

Although employees have managed well working remotely during the pandemic, companies are searching for how to proceed.
BusinessJuly 19, 2021
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Germany's company doctors ready to vaccinate

Germany's company doctors could help accelerate the rollout of vaccinations. But they're waiting on politicians.
HealthApril 16, 2021
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All eyes on e-mobility in Brandenburg

German chemicals giant BASF looks set to build a large cathode factory in Brandenburg.
BusinessDecember 10, 2019
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Opinion: Are the good years over for German firms?

Henrik Böhme
When BASF drastically slashes its earnings forecast, it is an alarm signal for the German economy as a whole.
BusinessJuly 10, 2019
BASF logo

BASF to cut 6,000 jobs

The German chemical giant has said cutting 6,000 jobs by 2021 will save the company more than $300 million annually.
BusinessJune 27, 2019
A man holds up a sign at a demonstration in Hamburg against Syrian chemical weapons attacks in Hamburg, Germany

German firms sent weapons-grade chemicals to Syria

Despite EU sanctions, German companies were involved in exporting chemicals to Syria, a report has uncovered.
ConflictsJune 25, 2019
Made in Germany MADE BASF

The color of cars -- restraint prevails

We ask paint maker BASF why so few cars are brightly colored.
BusinessMarch 19, 201905:13 min
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Trade frictions between US and China hit BASF

BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller looks at what's behind the company's profit slump in 2018.
BusinessFebruary 26, 201904:43 min
BASF logo

BASF profits fall amid trade wars, climate change

The world's largest chemical producer saw its profits dive 23 percent in 2018 amid trade wars and climate change.
BusinessFebruary 26, 2019
Smoke rises from a chimney at the BASF chemical company in Leverkusen

Taiwan arrests BASF staff for selling secrets to China

China has come under increased criticism for failing to stop intellectual property theft.
CrimeJanuary 7, 2019
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More German companies set to exit Iran

Volkswagen and BASF are reportedly shutting down operations in Iran, at least according to the US ambassador to Germany.
BusinessSeptember 20, 201801:12 min
BASF compound in Ludwigshafen

BASF investigating fraudulent invoicing

The damage done to the German chemicals giant is estimated to be substantial, newspaper reports say.
BusinessFebruary 12, 2018
Ludwigshafen BASF

BASF completes billion euro Bayer deal

Bayer needs to sell assets to gain approval for its Monsanto takeover, while BASF wants to get into the seed business.
BusinessOctober 13, 2017
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Turkey scraps German business black list

Ankara has formally withdrawn a black list of German companies it accused of funding terrorist organizations in Turkey.
BusinessJuly 24, 2017
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Turkey claims German companies support terror

Turkish authorities named dozens of German firms as supporters of the Gulen movement, Die Zeit reports.
TerrorismJuly 20, 2017
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Optimism amid uncertainty

German business leaders look at the new Donald Trump administration in the US with cautious optimism.
BusinessMarch 17, 2017
BASF compound

BASF's legal, but immoral tax deals

German chemicals giant BASF has applied aggressive tax strategies to avoid paying taxes.
BusinessNovember 7, 2016
Deutschland Ludwigshafen BASF nach dem Unglück

Fourth person dies after BASF plant blast

A firefighter has died after being injured during the October 17 blast at a BASF chemical plant in Germany.
CatastropheOctober 29, 2016
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German companies reaffirm Russian commitment

German companies active in Russia are happy with current production and future prospects.
BusinessOctober 28, 201601:21 min
Deutschland Ludwigshafen BASF nach dem Unglück

Ludwigshafen residents not in danger from BASF blast

City and fire officials have said that pollutants released by an explosion at a BASF did not pose a danger to citizens.
CatastropheOctober 21, 2016
Deutschland Ludwigshafen BASF nach dem Unglück

Divers find third body after BASF explosion

A third victim of the deadly BASF plant explosion has been retrieved by divers in a Ludwigshafen river harbor.
CatastropheOctober 19, 2016
Explosion at BASF chemical plant

Cause of deadly BASF explosion remains unclear

Two people were killed, six severely injured and one is still missing after the blast at the complex in western Germany.
CatastropheOctober 18, 2016
Brand BASF Ludwigshafen

At least 2 dead following explosion at German BASF plant

An explosion at a BASF chemical complex in Ludwigshafen has killed at least two people, the town's spokesman has said.
CatastropheOctober 17, 2016
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Monsanto rejects Bayer's newest takeover bid

Monsanto has rejected a second, $3 billion-dollar heavier takeover bid from Germany's Bayer, calling it "insufficient".
July 19, 2016
USA Symbolbild Zinswende

Foreign-connected PACs invest millions in US elections

Subsidiaries of European firms are making themselves heard in the US by spending money on the elections.
June 1, 2016
BASF worker

BASF faces another difficult year

German chemicals giant BASF has said it had a bumpy start to the new business year.
February 26, 2016
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Investors expect growth in Nigerian economy

German investors are showing increasing connfidence in Nigeria's economy. By 2050 its population will surpass the US.
February 8, 201602:25 min
BASF banners outside the company headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

BASF cuts 2015 outlook

The firm has lowered its expectations for the year as a weak commodity market continues to hurt sales and profits.
October 27, 2015
Gas storage facilities in Germany (Photo: Carmen Jaspersen/dpa)

BASF - Gazprom asset swap

German chemicals company BASF and Russian energy giant Gazprom have completed a long-delayed asset swap.
September 4, 2015
BASF Steamcracker in Port Arthur

Stable BASF profit

The world's largest chemical company has said continuously low oil prices have taken their toll on its performance.
July 24, 2015
BASF Chemiewerk Ludwigshafen Chemie Konzern Lager

BASF sales up

The world's largest chemicals company, BASF, began its 150th year on a positive note.
April 30, 2015
BASF feiert 150-jähriges Jubiläum in 2015

Chemical industry giant BASF turns 150

The world's biggest chemical industry company turns 150 in April.
March 31, 201510 images
BASF Chemiewerk Ludwigshafen Chemie Konzern Lager

BASF meets 2014 targets

German chemicals giant BASF has met its 2014 earnings targets but says the outlook for 2015 is uncertain.
February 27, 2015
Achimgaz Wintershall-Gazprom joint venture

BASF, Gazprom bury asset swap

Germany's chemicals giant BASF and Russian energy company Gazprom have agreed to call off an important asset swap that the two firms had planned for the end of the year. The reason for the move was not immediately given.
December 18, 2014

Masses of Money - Dividends from DAX Companies

Companies such as BASF, Daimler and Deutsche Telekom plan to increase their dividend payouts to shareholders in the coming year. Telekom's generosity goes even further: it plans to distribute its entire profits. The reason: the companies' earnings are solid, but they don't know what to do with the money, because interest rates are so low.
BusinessNovember 25, 201403:33 min

Ludwigshafen gas pipe explosion wreaks havoc

A gas explosion in Germany's south west killed an excavation worker and injured more than 20 other people.
CatastropheOctober 24, 20148 images
BASF facility in Schwarzheide, Germany

BASF profit woes

Germany's BASF has reported growing sales for the third quarter amid a difficult business environment. But it warned it might not be able to meet earlier operating profit targets next year.
October 24, 2014
Gas explosion in Ludwigshafen

Fatal Germany gas explosion

A gas explosion in Germany has killed an excavation worker and injured more than 10 people. Several houses have been damaged.
October 23, 2014
BASF CEO Kurt Bock

BASF torn between profit and principle

Chemicals company BASF expects the Ukraine crisis to de-escalate, easing its bottom line. The German firm has turned a healthy profit thanks to big business in Russia, but worries about sanctions.
July 24, 2014
A BASF sign in front of the company's office in Baden-Württemberg

BASF profits jump

German chemical giant BASF has reported a double-digit rise in profit for the second quarter. The firm said a boost in sales on the back of a global economic recovery made it confident about meeting its targets for 2014.
July 24, 2014
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CEOs envision 2050 world

A panel of German CEOs discussed their hopes and fears for the mid-21st-century world.
July 3, 2014
BASF compound in Ludwigshafen, Germany

BASF oil and gas business down

The world's largest chemicals company, BASF, has reported a dent in earnings from its oil and gas business. But its chemicals segment has more than compensated for it, seeing the German firm growing in the first quarter.
May 2, 2014
BASF Anlage zur Herstellung von Ecoflex Kunststoff

Sales and dividend up

The chemicals maker defies tight markets, boosts profits from oil, gas and crop chemicals.
February 25, 2014
Maize (photo: AP Photo/Sven Kaestner)

GMO crops 'not wanted'

A genetically modified crop was authorized despite 19 of 28 EU states voting against it.
February 12, 2014