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• BASF and Shell to Sell Their Stakes in Basell to Consortium Led by Access Industries

  - 2005-05-05

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany & LONDON -- BASF and Shell Chemicals are to sell their 50-50 joint venture Basell, one of the world's leading manufacturers of polyolefins, to a consortium led by New York-based Access Industries together with The Chatterjee Group. A corresponding agreement was signed. The sale price will total EUR...

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• BASF and Shell Review Strategic Options Regarding Basell

  - 2004-07-29

  LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany & LONDON -- BASF (NYSE:BF) (FWB:BAS) (LSE:BFA) and Shell announced today that they are reviewing strategic alternatives regarding their joint venture Basell, a global leader in polyolefins, in which they both hold a 50 percent equity interest. The options being reviewed by the shareholders include the sale of...

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• Can the chemical industry sustain sustainable development? Chemical companies set ambitious goals for sustainable development, advocating a variety of approaches to joining economic and EH&S progress.

  - 2003-09-15

  The goal of sustainable development, which promotes the marriage of economic progress, environmental responsibility and corporate citizenship, has been well established by such organizations as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development The goal of sustainable development, which promotes the marriage of economic...

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• BASF and Shell start up chemicals plant in Singapore. (Company News).

  - 2002-08-01

  A styrene monomer SM and propylene oxide PO plant has recently been completed at Seraya on Singapore's Jurong Island. Known as Ellba Eastern, the plant is a 50:50 joint venture between BASF and Shell, and has an annual capacity of 250 kt of propy A styrene...

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• BASF and Shell start Singapore plant. (Breaking News Roundup).(Brief Article)

  - 2002-06-24

  BASE South East Asia, a subsidiary of BASF AG and Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd., has successfully completed the construction of its [euro]500 million ($481.7 million) styrene monomer SM and propylene oxide PO plant at Seraya, Jurong Island BASE South East Asia, a subsidiary...

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• BASF, Shell JV builds plastics plant in Germany. (Global Monitor).(joint venture)(Brief Article)

  - 2001-10-01

  Basell Polyolefins, the joint venture of Germany's BASF and Netherlands-based Shell, is building a high-density polyethylene HDPE plant in Wesseling, Germany. Basell Polyolefins, the joint venture of Germany's BASF and Netherlands-based Shell, is building a high-density polyethylene HDPE plant in Wesseling, Germany.

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• Joining forces.(mergers and acquisitions in the petrochemicals industry)

  - 2000-10-02

  Has the spate of mergers and acquisitions in petrochemicals laid foundations for a stronger future, asks Simon Robinson? There are two types of merger in the wave that has swept the industry. There are those which are primarily driven by upstream oil ...

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• Basell, the BASF/Shell JV; Receives FTC Green Light.(Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)

  - 2000-10-02

  BASELL, the joint venture made up of the polyolefins operations of BASF and Shell, has cleared the final hurdle in its path to completion by receiving US Federal Trade Commission approval last week. The company had been cleared by European antitrus BASELL, the joint...

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• Shell-BASF Polyolefins Merger Receives European Green Light.(Brief Article)

  - 2000-04-03

  Firms agree to shed 20 percent of their PP capacity. A PROPOSED merger of Shell's and BASF's polyolefins operations to form a global leader in bulk polymers has been approved by the European Commission after the two companies agreed to divest ...

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• European Commission approves polyolefins joint venture between BASF and Shell.

  - 2000-03-31

  M2 PRESSWIRE-31 March 2000-BASF: European Commission approves polyolefins joint venture between BASF and Shell C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30032000 LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany -- BASF Aktiengesellschaft announced today that the European Commission approved on Wednesday, March 29, the planned ...

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