Summary of the third quarter results from the chemical industry which saw solid revenue growth in a difficult environment

First production facilities in the $1.4-billion expansion of BASF-YPC in Nanjing, China, begun operation

New start-up will focus on commercializing advanced catalytic surface coatings for steam cracker furnace tubes

BASF and Lynas Corporation establish long-term rare earth supply agreement

Q2/2011 was mixed for the chemical industry with political unrest and appreciation of the Swiss franc affecting results

Tobias Ritter, Harvard University, USA, receives the BASF Catalysis Award

Over the next five years, BASF will be investing in researching, developing and production of battery materials

Dr. Wolfgang Weber is the new head of BASF’s Brussels office

BASF is entering into electrolyte activities by expanding its portfolio for lithium-ion batteries

BASF to build world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe