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07/03/08
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The BASF product Hexamoll® DINCH has the highest eco-efficiency in a comparison of the top five non-phthalate plasticizers on the market today. So say the results of a BASF eco-efficiency analysis, verified by the impartial German organization TÜV Rheinland. Plasticizers are added to PVC (polyvinylchloride) to make this naturally hard, brittle material soft and elastic. BASF analyzed the eco-efficiency of non-phthalate plasticizers for three everyday product groups: children's balls, tubes for medical devices, and garden hoses.
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06/18/08
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BASF is planning a broad launch of its new detergent surfactant Lutensol® M on the occasion of the international surfactant congress CESIO 2008 in Paris, France, from June 22 to 25. Because of its eco-friendly properties, Lutensol M is not subject to environmental classification. The surfactant is produced in Antwerp, Belgium, and in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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06/05/08
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Münster / Florham Park. For BASF Coatings achieving good results in its environmental and social performance is a strategic key to sustainable success. Now, the company has received a Ford World Excellence Recognition of Achievement Award in the area of Corporate Responsibility. BASF Coatings is one of Ford’s top international suppliers that have been awarded this special recognition at the carmaker’s tenth annual World Excellence Awards ceremony.
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05/29/08
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Ludwigshafen, Germany – May 29, 2008 – BASF has received the “Group Award 2008” in recognition of its role as top supplier to Volkswagen (VW). Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors, was presented with the award by Prof. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, and Francisco J. Garcia Sanz, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft responsible for procurement.
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05/28/08
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Ludwigshafen, Germany – May 28, 2008 – Together with Dr. Valentin EnergieSoftware, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), maxit and DAW (Caparol), BASF is making the new simulation software “PCM express” available to architects, planners and house builders.
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05/09/08
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Chongqing, CHINA – May 08, 2008 – BASF – The Chemical Company – is Official Partner of the “Germany and China – Moving Ahead Together” initiative in Chongqing, southwest China. A BASF Pavilion focusing on sustainable urbanization will be open to the public at the Germany Esplanade in the city’s central square from May 9 to 17, 2008. In addition, BASF is sponsoring a forum at Chongqing University at which stakeholders are invited to share their ideas about a sustainable future for Chongqing.
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05/08/08
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Malaria is one of last three major epidemic diseases, killing well over a million people a year. Only AIDS and tuberculosis claim more victims. Malaria is caused by tiny single-celled organisms called plasmodia transmitted by mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus. Ninety percent of these cases are concentrated in Africa, with young children being most affected. Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria in Africa and almost every second victim is under five.
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05/07/08
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Mumbai, INDIA, May 6, 2008 – BASF announced its plans to expand its offerings for the automotive industry in India with investments in plants and technology. The company will build a new engineering plastics compounding plant at its existing site in Thane, which is expected to come on stream by the second half of 2009.
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04/29/08
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Ionic liquids are a unique type of product with unparalleled characteristic properties that cannot be achieved with any other material. The entire bandwidth of industrial applications for which ionic liquids from BASF can be used is now summarized in the brochure titled “Ionic Liquids – Solutions for Your Success”.
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04/17/08
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BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded plant will commence in the third quarter of 2010.
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