Heidelberg University and BASF extend collaboration at jointly operated catalysis laboratory CaRLa

One focus is now on new processes for chemical recycling of plastic waste

11-Dec-2023 - BASF and Heidelberg University will continue to jointly operate the Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further five years. The two partners signed an agreement to continue this successful research collaboration until 2028. Currently, 10 researchers are employed at CaRLa. Since the ...

BASF and NEVEON co-operate on mattress recycling

First trials on chemical recycling of mattresses successful

17-Feb-2022 - BASF and foam specialist NEVEON are working together to further develop the recycling of mattresses. The aim is to establish a closed product loop for mattresses. Currently, discarded mattresses are mainly thermally recycled or disposed of in landfills. BASF and NEVEON want to change this and ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

05-Dec-2016 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products: 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 50 EUR/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 75 EUR/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 100 EUR/mt N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone ...

BASF now offers bio-based PolyTHF

Properties identical to conventional PolyTHF

11-Mar-2015 - BASF has made bio-based Polytetrahydrofuran 1000 (PolyTHF® 1000) available for the first time. The company is now providing this intermediate to selected partners for testing various applications in a large scale. “The bio-based PolyTHF 1000 is identical in quality to the petrochemical-based ...

BASF received EXCiPACT™ certification as pharmaceutical excipient supplier

13-Jan-2014 - BASF has received the EXCiPACT™ Certificate for pharmaceutical excipients for the group of polyvinylpyrrolidone (Kollidon®) polymers, produced in Ludwigshafen. The certificate was issued by mdc medical device certification GmbH - one of EXCiPACT’s internationally-recognized Certification ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

03-Dec-2013 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its selling prices for the following products in Europe: 1,4 Butanediol (BDO): +50 Euro/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF): +70 Euro/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®): +70 Euro/ mt

BASF to increase global capacities for butanediol and PolyTHF

Annual butanediol capacity will reach 650,000 metric tons

11-Jul-2013 - BASF will increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) and the BDO derivative PolyTHF® (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the coming two years. BASF’s annual BDO capacity will rise from 535,000 to 650,000 metric tons, its ...

Profitable growth with realigned plastics business

26-Jun-2013 - BASF aims to continue growing faster than the market with its downstream plastics, as well as large-volume monomers and commodity polymers. By bundling all specialty polymers in the newly created Performance Materials division, the company has further strengthened its focus on the needs of its ...

BASF completes acquisition of Becker Underwood

New global business unit Functional Crop Care established

29-Nov-2012 - BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of US$1.02billion (€785million). With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for biological seed treatment as ...

BASF and three top European universities team up on functional materials research

Goal: innovation in multi-materials and systems

09-Dec-2011 - BASF SE has set up a research initiative called Joint Research Network on Advanced Materials and Systems (JONAS) in collaboration with the universities of Strasbourg, France; Freiburg, Germany, and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. The aim is to work jointly to strengthen the scientific base and ...