Tag: BASF
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BASF to increase prices for additives in plastic applications
Source BASF to further increase prices for additives in plastic applications
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BASF, Third Reich, Stasi: Industry, Complicity, and its Long Shadow of History
Dear ChatGPT, I would like to write an article on BASF and its role in the Third Reich and the Nuremberg trials. I want all the ugly truth: Hitler, the SS, concentration camps, weapons, etc. And was BASF denazified after the war? Did BASF work with the Stasi ?
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How Mercosur will intoxicate EU citizens with pesticides
How Mercosur will intoxicate EU citizens with pesticides
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Has BASF been involved in corruption scandals? (ChatGPT)
Dear ChatGPT, Has BASF been involved in corruption scandals? I’ve copy pasted the reply from ChatGPT without editing the text.
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Has BASF been involved in cartel activities? (ChatGPT)
Dear ChatGPT, Has BASF been involved in cartel activities? I’ve copy pasted the reply from ChatGPT without edit
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BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/11/p-25-228
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From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223
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IFF and BASF partner to boost sustainable enzyme and polymer innovation
https://www.personalcareinsights.com/news/iff-basf-innovation-partnership.html
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“Uppercut for the Flemish industry”: Chemical giant BASF Antwerp cuts 600 jobs
BASF Antwerp, Belgium’s largest chemical company, plans to cut 600 jobs by 2028, 16 percent of its current workforce. The Flemish employers’ organization Voka calls the restructuring “an uppercut for industry in Flanders.”
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BASF Presentation on biodegradability as end-of-life option
BASF produces PBAT who is bad for the soil and human health. But the allmighty BASF always gets its way with the European Commission. Its always about money and profit and never about human health and the environment. The European Commission destroys the chemical sector and manages to allows toxic plastics at the same time.
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BASF and Carlyle reach binding transaction agreement on coatings business to create a leading standalone company
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-203?WT.mc_id=P_203e
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Pescafácil uses BASF EPS Ccycled® EPS
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-198
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BASF presents progress on “Winning Ways” strategy
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-196?WT.mc_id=P_196e
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BASF presents two new recycling processes for polyamides from end-of-life vehicles
https://plastics-rubber.basf.com/global/en/plastics-hub/K2025/dialogues/closing-the-loop-for-pa6-automotive-sector
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BASF, Porsche, and BEST successfully complete pilot project on chemical recycling
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/09/p-25-160
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BASF Performance Materials division plants in Europe are now all REDcert² certified
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/09/p-25-175
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BASF cuts annual targets after earnings decline
Read https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/chemieindustrie-basf-kappt-nach-ergebnisrueckgang-jahresziele/100141093.html
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New bike backpack from VAUDE with innovative polyamide from BASF (FREE)
Read No CO2 in your luggage: New bike backpack from VAUDE with innovative polyamide from BASF
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BASF’s Rheovis® range transitions to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (FREE)
Read BASF’s Rheovis® range transitions to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (EA)
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Bioplastics News Interview – Axel Barrett and Michael Stephen on OXO, EU SUPD, Compostable Plastics, Novamont, BASF etc (FREE)
I had the pleasure to interview Michael Stephen and we talked about OXO bioplastics, the European Single-Use Plastics Directive, compostable plastics, Novamont, BASF etc. This is a FREE article
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PBAT and the Third Reich Connections (FREE)
PBAT is the mothership of all compostable plastics. Let’s have a closer look at PBAT. This is a FREE article
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BASF Makes Donation for Turkish Syrian Earthquake (FREE)
Message from BASF CEO. This is a FREE article — A great gesture by BASF.
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BASF Media Indoctrination Session (FREE)
I’m invited by BASF for a media indoctrination Session on bioplastics. I wonder if they’re gonna talk about ze “Anschluss” and “Endlosung”. This is a FREE article.
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My Meeting with BASF Board of Directors
I was invited by the BASF board of Directors to exchange ideas. Here’s the video of the meeting. This is a FREE article
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BASF Launches Digital Regulatory Services (FREE)
BASF launches RegXcellence® for plastic additives, a new service for Regulatory Excellence. This is a FREE article
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BASF Accused of Assault and Battery Against Employee(s) (FREE)
Another serious human right abuse scandal at BASF — This is a FREE article.
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Best Bioplastic Company of 2021 (FREE)
Who was the best bioplastics company of 2021? This is a FREE article.
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Who Will be the Person of 2021? (FREE)
The nominations for the Person of 2021. This is a FREE article.
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BASF New Pro Plastic Website (FREE)
BASF Launches new marketing website. Solving the plastic challenge is a journey we’re all on together. At BASF, we’ve already taken some huge steps forward.
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BASF Accused of Dumping PFAS in River (FREE)
BASF has been dumping PFAS in Belgian river according to MP. This is a FREE article
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Lanzatech and Basf Produce n-octanol (FREE)
Transforming the carbon contained in industrial off-gases into valuable chemicals is the aim of a partnership between LanzaTech and BASF.
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BASF Full Results 2020 (FREE)
BASF Group: Strong performance in Q4 2020 due to higher volumes and prices.
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BASF Results Hit by Corona Crisis
BASF Group: EBIT before special items declines in second quarter due to weaker demand as a result of the corona pandemic
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BASF Chemical Recycling of Mattresses
BASF working toward circularity in recycling of mattresses. Old mattresses are to provide raw materials for new ones. The first pilot tests are up and running.
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First Chemically Recycled Content Packaging Hit Market
Through strong collaboration, Zur Mühlen Group (Gutfried), BASF, SABIC and SÜDPACK are breaking new ground in packaging.
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BASF Climate Strategy
Reducing BASF CO2 emissions significantly and over the long term will require the development of fundamentally new low-emission technologies. In the Carbon Management research and development program, BASF has bundled all of the projects focused on the processes of the future.
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BASF and Red Avenue Partner on Bioplastic in China
BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group collaborate to produce certified compostable co-polyester (PBAT) in China.
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BASF Quarter Results
BASF Group shows resilience amid corona crisis with diversified portfolio and financial solidity.
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BASF Partners to Accelerate Circular Plastics
BASF plastic additives business leverages on its expertise as a global market leader. Proprietary technology from Security Matters to improve the traceability and sorting of plastics in the value chain.
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BASF Donates 100 Milion Masks
As part of BASF’s “Helping Hands” campaign in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, BASF is donating 100 million protective masks to the Federal Republic of Germany
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BASF Solutions for the Entire Packaging Life Cycle
Increasing resource efficiency and the use of alternative feedstocks in production. Providing additional benefits during the use phase. Enabling circularity at the end of service life.
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BASF Blockchain for Traceability Recycled Plastics
reciChain to prove the value of circularity for plastics and provide stronger incentive to recycle. Platform will enable better sorting, traceability and transparency throughout the value chain in an industry collaborative model. Pilot to start in British Columbia (BC) with vision to become a pan-Canadian solution.
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BASF and Fabbri Group Launch Compostable Cling Film for Food
Ideal combination of breathability, mechanical performance and aesthetics. Certified compostable according to standards for industrial composting and home composting. Innovation contributes to reducing food waste, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and promotes organic recycling.
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BASF Owner is Not So Sustainable
75% of BASF shares are held by institutional investors. American investment company “BlackRock” is the largest institutional investors of BASF with more than 5% and they’ve been undermining actions addressing the climate crisis.
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BASF Accelerates Restructuring
German chemicals group BASF has asked the two remaining private-equity suitors of its 3 billion euro ($3.3 billion) construction chemicals unit for final bids by Friday, three people close to the matter said.
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BASF Revenue in Decline by 24% Due to Plastic Crisis and Brexit
EBIT before special items declines to €1.1 billion, primarily due to significantly lower earnings contributions from Chemicals and Materials.
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BASF Invests in Quantafuel to Lead The Chemical Recycling Industry
Investment is important milestone for BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project and a further step towards a circular economy. BASF has right of first refusal for chemically recycled pyrolysis oil and purified hydrocarbons from Quantafuel’s plant in Skive, Denmark. Joint development of process for production of purified hydrocarbon products is intended.
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Alibaba Food Delivery Platform Goes Bioplastics
BASF’s biopolymer ecovio® supports online food delivery platform Ele.me at the 4th Taobao Maker Festival.
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BASF Start Promoting Bioplastics
The next three days BASF will be in Sweden, Finland and Norway to speak at the Bioplastic conference.
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BASF Push Their Board Members To Promote Chemical Recycling
This post was posted on the LinkedIn account of BASF.
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BASF Launch Accelerator Program for Start-Ups
The Greentown Labs Circularity Challenge is a six-month accelerator program for start-ups developed in partnership with BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies.
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BASF Launch Marketing Campaign for Ecovio
Biodegradable Plastics for Mulch Films, Fruit and Vegetable Bags.
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BASF Chemcycling in the Press
If it dresses like a duck, sings like a duck and plays like a duck … then it’s probably a chicken.
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The First BASF Chemcycling Prototypes
In December 2018, BASF announced that they were moving into chemcycling. What happened to that promise? Where’s the material? Where are the products?
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Who has the Best CEO: Neste, NatureWorks, Solvay or Basf?
There has been a recent wave of new CEOs in the Bioplastics Industry: NatureWorks, Neste, BASF and Solvay. Let’s look at who’s the best Bioplastics CEO.
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BASF Goes Chemical Recycling
BASF announced in December 2018 that they will convert plastic waste into plastic feedstock.
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The Bioplastic Flop of the Year: Synvina
BASF announced officially that they will leave Avantium and exit the Synvina joint venture by 15 January 2019.
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BASF Goes For Biodegradable Cosmetics
BASF introduces two biodegradable alternatives to cosmetic ingredients.
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Will BASF leave the Synvina Joint Venture?
BASF and Avantium are fighting over the Synvina project. Will this lead to a divorce? Will this become the biggest flop in bioplastics history?
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BASF and Avantium form Synvina, a Biobased Chemicals JV
BASF (Germany) and Avantium (NL) have formed a joint venture for the production and marketing of furan-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing of polyethylene-furanoate (PEF) based on the new chemical building block FDCA.
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FDCA Boosted by BASF and Avantium – The JV Project
During the World Bio-market Conference in Amsterdam, corridors and networking sessions were buzzing with the big announcement by BASF and Avantium confirming that they have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) which is made from plant-based industrial sugars.
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Bioplastics Packaging Expected to Have Important Growth in Next 6 Years
Grand View Research expects the bioplastic packaging market to grow significantly over the next six years.
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Corbion & Basf Partner on Succinity
Another European Bioplastic Collaborative Partnership on Bio-Succinic Acid comes to fruition: a JV between Corbion Purac (Netherlands) and BASF (Germany) starts commercial production.
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BioAmber New Plant will Supply Vinmar
BioAmber (Canada) plans to build a 100,000 Ton capacity BDO plant in North America to start-up in 2017. Vinmar (USA) has committed to purchase 100% of this capacity and participate into the plant financing.
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