BASF

BASF subsidiary Wintershallto increaseoil and gas production and exit gas trading and storage business  Completion of the transaction expected mid-2014  Ludwigshafen, Germany / Moscow, Russia, 23-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today in Moscow, BASF and Gazprom signed the final agreement to swap … Read the full press release →

Renmatix’s patented Plantrose TM technology enables production of industrial sugars from non-edible, woody biomass Industrial sugars are important bio-based precursors for a variety of chemicals based on renewable feedstocks Ludwigshafen, Germany / Philadelphia, PA, US, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American … Read the full press release →

Mannheim and Limburgerhof, Germany, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — John Deere and BASF today announced plans to jointly develop a suite of integrated precision farming and farm management solutions for improved execution in the field. These tools, developed together with growers, will provide enhanced … Read the full press release →

The Commission infringed the procedural rules of the systems for authorising GMOs in the European Union Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the territory of the European Union, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be released into the environment or placed on the market only … Read the full press release →

Moscow, Russia, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  The European Commission approved the asset swap deal between Gazprom and Wintershall. The deal is supposed to increase Gazprom’s stakes in gas trading and storage companies of WINGAS Group to 100 per cent as well as in WIEH and WIEE – to 100 per cent. Gazprom will … Read the full press release →

Paris, France, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has signed a partnership agreement with the US start-up Solidia Technologies® to industrialize an innovative technology that could reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The technology allows lower CO2 emissions in the cement … Read the full press release →

New BASF foam Infinergy™ revolutionizes adidas running shoe 02-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The world is on the move. To keep physically fit, more and more people jog for miles, across fields and along roadways. You can go running just about anywhere. All … Read the full press release →

 Open house events in Alicante and Barcelona  Around 90 customers find out about automation and production efficiency  Measurable increases in efficiency  Lossburg, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first half of 2013, the Spanish Arburg subsidiary held two open house events … Read the full press release →

Presentation by Heidrun Goth Head of Global Steron Technology BASF SE, Ludwigshafen 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A few years ago, BASF created completely new ways to give surfaces an extremely unusual look and feel through use of a polyurethane dispersion with … Read the full press release →

Presentation by Anja Oltmanns Head of Sales and Technical Service Compounds Antistatics, Nonwovens BASF Polyurethanes GmbH 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — We are all familiar with the crackling sound and one’s hair standing on end when taking off a synthetic sweater – … Read the full press release →

Ludwigshafen, Germany, 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has announced the following changes in the company’s leadership team: Ralph Schweens, currently Managing Director of BASF Mexicana S.A., will become President of the South America regional … Read the full press release →

New process technology for industrial-scale reaction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen reduces CO2 emissions Federal Ministry of Education and Research grants a total of EUR 9.2 million to support intersectoral cooperation between industry and academia for three years  Munich, 2-7-2013 — … Read the full press release →

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties discussed the cooperation deepening in the energy sector, giving consideration to the … Read the full press release →

Cologne, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Around 2,100 shareholders attended the 60th Annual General Meeting of Deutsche Lufthansa AG today in Cologne. Together with the Company’s Executive Board and Supervisory Board, they dealt with the seven items on the meeting’s agenda. Shareholders accounting … Read the full press release →

BOOST™ changes running forever Herzogenaurach / New York, 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At a global launch event today, adidas introduced a new way to run by unveiling its latest running innovation Energy Boost. Part of a new adidas segment called Energy … Read the full press release →

Embodiment of intercultural understanding: 50,000 people visited the Wintershall-sponsored exhibition at the National Gallery in Oslo. Oslo, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Norwegian capital can look back on a successful art event: last weekend the major retrospective on Emil Nolde (1867-1956) … Read the full press release →

Norwegian energy ministry awards three operatorships to Germany’s largest oil and gas producer Stavanger/Kassel, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Wintershall is continuing its growth course in northern Europe: in the current licensing round APA 2012 (awards in pre-defined areas), the Norwegian petroleum and … Read the full press release →

“Best Innovation Contributor Award“, “Henkel Sustainability Award”, “Best Supply Performance Award“ 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the 2013 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, January 28 through February 2 in Orlando, Florida, Henkel recognized five suppliers for their … Read the full press release →

4-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Op 30 januari vindt de conferentie “Feeding the World” plaats in het Amsterdamse Hilton hotel. Op deze controversiële bijeenkomst van het tijdschrift The Economist, waar  de industriële landbouw als oplossing van de wereldhonger gepresenteerd wordt, staat prinses … Read the full press release →

Lithium-Ionen-Technologie efördert vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie Partner sind BASF, WACKER, SGL Group, Bosch, Daimler und BMW Stuttgart, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mit einem Auftaktmeeting ist das Verbundprojekt Alpha-Laion zur Entwicklung von Hochenergie-Traktionsbatterien für Elektrofahrzeuge gestartet. Die Projektleitung liegt bei der … Read the full press release →