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• Minnesota Farmers Receive $17 Million Money Judgment From BASF

  - 2008-08-20

  Verdict in farmers' class action lawsuit challenges chemical industry's marketing practices MINNEAPOLIS -- After more than a decade in litigation, which included two U.S. Supreme Court appearances and five trips the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota farmers will finally receive payments from a class action lawsuit brought against BASF Corporation...

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• New Aquatic Clearcast® Herbicide from BASF Receives Full Label Approval from Environmental Protection Agency

  - 2008-06-13

  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- BASF Professional Vegetation Management ProVM is excited to announce that Clearcast([R]) herbicide has received full label approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA.

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• Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. Signs Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement with BASF Beauty Care Solutions

  - 2008-06-11

  Proprietary MultiStat[TM] Technology Offers Multifaceted Capabilities for the $20 Billion Global Anti-Aging Cosmetics Market

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• Zacks Return On Equity Strategy highlights: BASF AG, NewMarket, Universal Health Services, Corn Products International

  - 2008-06-09

  CHICAGO -- One of the quickest ways to gauge whether a company is creating assets or gobbling up investor's cash is to look at their Return on Equity ROE. The fast moving ROE Profit Track screening strategy from Zacks.com has generated an impressive return of +21.4% in 2005. In 2006,...

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• BASF Doubles Amine Capacity and Launches Nitric Acid Production in Europe

  - 2008-05-19

  Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- BASF (PINKSHEETS:BASFY) (Ludwigshafen, Germany) is doubling its production capacity for selected amines in response to customer demand. The specialized alkylethonakamines AEOA, including ethylethanolamines, propylethanolamines and butylethanolamines, are used in applications ranging from coatings, lubricants and pharmaceutical and agricultural products.

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• BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What's a Bullet-Proof Vest Made of?

  - 2008-05-14

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- To protect themselves from the swords and arrows of their enemies, soldiers throughout the ages have used armor made of different types of material: leather, bronze or iron. Nowadays there are more comfortable ways to keep yourself protected. In entertaining weekly episodes our...

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• BASF Podcast: Hydrophobin - The Raincoat of the Fungi

  - 2008-05-14

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In this Podcast of "Chemistry of Innovations" you will learn how a fungi-protein called "Hydrophobin" can make surfaces water-repellent.

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• Superabsorbent polymer market sees worldwide growth: a look at recent production figures from global SAP makers

  - 2008-05-01

  Table 1 shows the production capacity of the major producers of superabsorbent polymer SAP in the world. Although the total production capacity of the six global companies on this list was 1.2 million tons per year in 2004 and 1.3 million tons per year in 2005, these figures had increased...

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  - 2008-05-01

  BASF is supplying diesel particulate filters DPFs for more than 2500 Hong Kong transit buses, marking the first large-scale commercial use of DPFs in the city, the company said. Beginning this year, BASF's DPX Max filter will be installed on vehicles from Hong Kong's four major transit bus operators--Kowloon Motor...

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• Dr. Reddy's Acquires BASF's Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Business and Related Facility at Shreveport in the US

  - 2008-04-29

  HYDERABAD, India -- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (NYSE:RDY) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BASF's pharmaceutical contract manufacturing business and related facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to be completed within the first quarter of fiscal...

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• BASF presses officials to approve its GM potato

  - 2008-04-19

  LIMBURGERHOF, Germany AFP — German chemical giant BASF is cranking up pressure on the European Commission to get its green light for a genetically modified potato, a world first the company has decided deserves a few pages of advertising. It wrote an open letter to the European Union's executive...

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• BASF reflects on its colour collection.(TECHNOLOGY & PACKAGING)

  - 2008-04-18

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• Zacks Buy List Highlights: Kirby Corporation, Raytheon Co., UniFirst Corporation and BASF

  - 2008-04-11

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest list of Zacks Rank Buy Stocks. Every day on Zacks.com, four stock picks are made based on criteria for the each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive Growth, Growth & Income, Momentum and Value. The four Zacks Rank Buy stocks highlighted today...

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• BASF Names Swagelok as a Global Preferred A-Supplier

  - 2008-04-01

  SOLON, Ohio -- Swagelok Company today announced its designation by BASF as a global preferred A-supplier for fluid systems technologies. This important award by BASF, the world's leading chemical company, was celebrated with the signature of a new agreement and the handover of a BASF Procurement Verbund Global Supplier Certificate.

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  - 2008-04-01

  BASF has begun working jointly with Swedish research company STFI-Packforsk to find biobased raw materials for its production of future chemical products.

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• BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What Happens to Film When it is Developed?

  - 2008-03-26

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Nowadays, most of us have a digital camera. In this case you wouldn't even ask such a question. You just print out the pictures. Developing pictures through classic photography is a bit more complic LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany,...

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• BASF Turf & Ornamentals Launches BASF Turf Talk

  - 2008-03-24

  Blog targets the professional turf community

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• BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is Chewing Gum Made of?

  - 2008-03-19

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- You should be able to chew gum for some time without it dissolving. A determining factor is its chewable base. Nowadays, modern chewing gum consists mainly of a polymer mixture. In entertaining week LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, March...

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• SINOPEC GROUP, BASF TO CONDUCT PHASE II BASF-YPC PROJECT

  - 2008-03-19

  AsiaInfo Services 03-19-2008 Sinopec Group, BASF to Conduct Phase II BASF-YPC Project NANJING, Mar 19, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China Petrochemical Corporation Sinopec Group and BASF agree to conduct the Phase II BASF-YPC Project, namely, to AsiaInfo Services 03-19-2008 ...

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• Audi approves eco-friendly BASF refinish paint system for after sales service in India.

  - 2008-03-17

  M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2008-BASF: Audi approves eco-friendly BASF refinish paint system for after sales service in IndiaC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17032008 * Audi to be the first car manufacturer in India using environmentally friendly waterborne refinish paint system ...

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