BASF: Considerably higher earnings in chemicals business, Oil & Gas significantly below prior-year quarter 2nd quarter 2016: Sales €14.5 billion (minus 24%): higher volumes, lower prices and significantly negative portfolio effectsEBIT before special items €1.7 billion (minus 16%)Performance...

BASF completes divestiture of global Polyolefin Catalysts business to W. R. Grace & Co. ISELIN, N.J. and LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, July 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BASF closed the transaction – previously announced in April – to divest its global Polyolefin Catalysts business to W. R....

BASF Enters Market for Advanced Carbon Materials With Acquisition of EnerG2 Innovative chemical process to produce porous carbon materialsHigh-performance solution for next-generation energy storage devices FLORHAM PARK, N.J., June 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BASF...

BASF postpones decision on natural gas-based propylene investment in Freeport, Texas LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany and FREEPORT, Texas, June 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Considering the current volatility of raw material prices and the prevailing economic environment, BASF has postponed its...