Daily highlights from the periodic table of the elements

BASF’s Valor™ catalyst technology improves the performance of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalysts

Commercialization of MOFs will probably take place first in small niche applications, and, if successful, the big processes will follow

Oil-in-water emulsions created for pipeline transport of heavy crude oil can be reversed using carbon monoxide

Linde awarded contract for largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in China

The mole and three other metric units redefined and linked to the values of physical constants

Company signed agreement with Guangzhou Development District

Compared to 2nd quarter 2018: Production +0.3 %, chemical prices +1.1 %, sales +1.7 %

BASF's first direct investment in a Chinese company, the 3D printing specialist Prismlab

New microscopy platform is an order of magnitude less expensive than comparable commercial systems