Restructuring

News Restructuring

• BASF to strengthen competitiveness of its Performance Products segment

  BASF is taking a number of steps to strengthen the competitiveness of its Performance Products segment. The segment bundles BASF’s businesses with chemicals that improve the properties of many different end-user products. The portfolio includes ingredients for personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceutica more

• BASF realigns global business with basazol paper dyes

  As part of the strategic realignment of the Paper Chemicals division, BASF will be closing down its production facility for the manufacture of basazol dyes at the Ludwigshafen (Ger more

• Torsten Olschewski appointed as Business Unit Head at Analytik Jena AG

  With effect from October 1, 2010, Torsten Olschewski, as Business Unit Head, will be taking overall responsibility for Analytical Instrumentation, the largest division at Analytik Jena AG. His new position also includes Research and Development, in addition to the fields of Sales, Product Management more

Publications Restructuring

• Exploring surface science and restructuring in reactive atmospheres of colloidally prepared bimetallic CuNi and CuCo nanoparticles on SiO2in situ using ambient pressure X-ray p ...

  Bimetallic nanoparticles ( [[similar]] 11 nm diameter) of CuNi and CuCo were prepared by a new synthetic route and the 1 [ ] : [ ] 1 atomic ratio of their constituent elements confirmed using STEM-EDS at a single particle level. These nanoparticles, supported on the native oxide layer of a silicon w more

• Seven days: 15–21 March 2013

  Seven days: 15–21 March 2013 Nature 495, 7441 (2013). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/495286a The week in science: AstraZeneca cuts research posts as part of restructuring plans; Japan recovers methane from seabed hydrates; and Internet more

• FTIR Spectroscopy of Three Fundamental Bands of H2F+

  The ν1, ν2, and ν3 bands of H2F+ were observed with a Fourier transform absorption spectroscopic technique in the 3 and 7 μm regions. The ion was produced with a hollow cathode discharge in a F2, He, and H2 gas mixture. A simultaneous analysis of FT data combined with laser spectroscopic data was ca more

Market studies Restructuring

• Romania Petrochemicals Report Q4 2012

  BMI’s Romania petrochemicals report examines the impact of the planned privatisation of local producer Oltchim on the domestic industry. We also look at how – if successful – such a move would allow Romania to overcome the feedstock issues that have crippled production over the past two years. Outpu more

• Azerbaijan Petrochemicals Report Q3 2012

  In 2011, petrochemicals and downstream industries reported stellar growth as the industry enjoyed an influx of fresh investment and strong demand. The chemicals industry was one of the strongest non-oil industrial segments for the year, with 36% growth, while rubber and plastic output rose 25%. Th more

• Spain Petrochemicals Report Q1 2012

  Aggressive fiscal austerity, rising interest rates, stubbornly high unemployment and ongoing deleveraging within the private sector will keep petrochemicals output and consumption well below potential over the medium term, according to BMI’s latest Spain Petrochemicals Report. With the domestic ma more

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