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BASF’s Ultrason® P 3010 Enables Durable Milk Meter Sensors for Accurate Milk Quality Control in Smart Agriculture

(IN BRIEF) BASF’s high-performance thermoplastic, Ultrason® P 3010, is being used by milkrite | InterPuls, a leading dairy equipment company, to manufacture durable milk meter sensors. These sensors are used for reliable and accurate milk quality control in the milking … Read the full press release

BASF Personal Care Shows Progress in Responsibly Active Sustainability Program

(IN BRIEF) BASF Personal Care has released the first progress report for its Responsibly Active sustainability program, focusing on its bioactives portfolio for personal care applications. The program includes commitments and action plans to protect natural resources, empower people along … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA Launches Türkiye’s First Ecommerce Loan for Energy-Efficient Car Rentals

(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has partnered with Enterprise Türkiye to promote electric mobility and car rentals in Türkiye. As part of this collaboration, Garanti BBVA is offering an ecommerce loan, known as a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loan, to … Read the full press release

Luxembourg Increases Pledge to Financial Inclusion Fund, Expanding Support for Vulnerable Groups

(IN BRIEF) Luxembourg has pledged an additional €4.8 million to the EIB Global’s Financial Inclusion Fund, bringing the fund’s total size to €11.5 million. The fund supports financial service providers that focus on vulnerable groups in African, Caribbean, and Pacific … Read the full press release

EnBW Reappoints Dirk Güsewell and Georg Stamatelopoulos to Board of Management

(IN BRIEF) EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG’s Supervisory Board has made an early decision to reappoint Dirk Güsewell and Dr. Georg Stamatelopoulos as members of the Board of Management for an additional five years. Dirk Güsewell oversees System Critical Infrastructure, while … Read the full press release

BASF Shanghai Coatings Sites and Resin Plant Transition to 100% Renewable Energy, Advancing Sustainability Goals

(IN BRIEF) BASF Shanghai Coatings sites and BASF Coatings’ resin plant in Shanghai have announced their transition to 100% renewable energy usage in 2023. This move aligns with BASF Coatings’ global sustainability targets and contributes to carbon reduction efforts. Through … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom and YellowFox Digitize Modschiedler Group’s Fleet and Logistics Processes for Sustainable and Efficient Operations

(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom and YellowFox are partnering to digitize the fleet and logistics processes of the Modschiedler Group. The solution includes digital order management, a truck route planner, and the “YellowFleetApp” for transport handling and route planning. Connected trackers … Read the full press release

BASF Launches Carbon-Neutral UV Acrylic Hotmelt AcResin® for Sustainable Adhesives

(IN BRIEF) BASF, a leading chemical company, has introduced a range of UV acrylic hotmelt products called acResin®, which have a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero kg CO2e/kg. The new offerings, including acResin® ZeroPCF A 260 UV, A … Read the full press release

Continental Tires Releases White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Fleet Management

(IN BRIEF) Continental Tires has released a white paper titled “Efficient Fleet Management – Digital, Connected, and Sustainable,” addressing the challenges faced by vehicle fleets in Europe. The paper emphasizes the importance of sustainability and digitalization in fleet management. With … Read the full press release

Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Expands Green Infrastructure with SUEZ’s Hazardous Waste Project

(IN BRIEF) SUEZ has successfully commissioned the SCIP Anyo project, a hazardous waste disposal initiative in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). With an investment of RMB 450 million, the project increases SUEZ’s hazardous waste treatment capacity from 120,000 to 160,000 … Read the full press release

VINCI Highways Introduces Sustainable Drinking Water Solution Along Athens-Patras Highway

(IN BRIEF) VINCI Highways, in partnership with its subsidiary Olympia Odos, is expanding its innovative “Water from the Air” service along the Athens-Patras highway. The service provides travelers with free, fresh, and high-quality drinking water produced from air ambient humidity. … Read the full press release

BASF and Yara to Explore Feasibility of Low-Carbon Ammonia Plant with Carbon Capture

(IN BRIEF) BASF and Yara Clean Ammonia have partnered to conduct a joint study for the development of a large-scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility with carbon capture in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The aim is to construct a … Read the full press release

BASF Unveils State-of-the-Art Facility for Battery Material Production and Recycling

(IN BRIEF) BASF has celebrated the opening of Europe’s first co-located center for battery material production and recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany. The facility includes a state-of-the-art production plant for cathode active materials and a battery recycling plant, marking significant progress … Read the full press release

Stainless Steel Revolution: Outokumpu Collaborates with thyssenkrupp and Boysen Group to Decarbonize Auto Industry

(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a global stainless steel leader, has partnered with thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and Boysen Group to introduce towards-zero stainless steel to the automotive industry. This collaboration aims to address tailpipe emissions and decarbonize the automotive sector. Outokumpu’s … Read the full press release

Avient and BASF Enable Sustainable Design with Colored Ultrason® High-Performance Polymers

Avient and BASF Enable Sustainable Design with Colored Ultrason® High-Performance Polymers

(IN BRIEF) Avient Corporation and BASF have partnered to introduce colored grades of Ultrason® high-performance polymers to the global market. The collaboration combines BASF’s Ultrason® polyarylethersulfones (PAES) as the base polymer with Avient’s Colorant Chromatics™ expertise in high-temperature color formulations. … Read the full press release

BASF Partners with ALBIS and Ultrapolymers Group for European Sales of Ultraform® (POM)

(IN BRIEF) Effective October 1, 2023, BASF will transfer its European direct business for Ultraform® (POM) to its trusted trading partners, ALBIS and Ultrapolymers Group. While the sales process will be handled by ALBIS and Ultrapolymers Group, BASF will continue … Read the full press release

BASF Invests in New Polyethylene Facility in Zhanjiang to Address Chinese Market Needs

(IN BRIEF) BASF has started construction on a polyethylene (PE) plant in Zhanjiang, China. The plant, scheduled to be operational by 2025, will have an annual capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE. This investment aims to meet the increasing … Read the full press release

Yara International Strengthens Leadership Team with EVP Appointment for Global Plants & Operational Excellence

(IN BRIEF) Yara International ASA, a global crop nutrition company, has announced an executive management change. Johan Labby will take on the role of EVP Global Plants & Operational Excellence starting from July 1, 2023. Pål Hestad will step down … Read the full press release

BASF Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability with Enhanced TripleS Evaluation

(IN BRIEF) BASF, a global chemical company, has updated its sustainability assessment method called TripleS (Sustainable Solution Steering) to further advance its product portfolio towards climate protection, resource efficiency, and circular economy. TripleS, which has been in place since 2012 … Read the full press release

Yara International Invests in Cutting-Edge Facility for Specialty Crop Nutrition and Biostimulants

(IN BRIEF) Yara International, a leading crop nutrition company, has announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art production plant for specialty crop nutrition products and biostimulants. The plant, set to be one of the largest globally, aims to meet the growing … Read the full press release

Messer to Use BASF’s OASE® Blue Technology for CO2 Recovery Plant in Austria

(IN BRIEF) Industrial gases specialist, Messer, plans to launch a CO2 recovery plant in Austria in 2024, using BASF’s OASE® blue technology to recover CO2 from an industrial company’s flue gas. The recovered CO2 will be refined to food grade … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to Demonstrate Sustainable Wood Industry Solutions at LIGNA 2023 in Hanover

(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ, an international technology group, will present its latest technologies and services for the wood industry at LIGNA 2023 in Hanover, Germany, from May 15 to 19. The company’s theme for the event is “Building the Future Together,” … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ expands offerings for food and feed industries with alternative protein solutions

(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ is expanding its offerings to the food and feed industries by providing solutions for the production of alternative proteins. The company will help customers scale up their production of alternative proteins and provide support … Read the full press release

Partnership of BASF, Krones, SÜDPACK, and TOMRA Paves the Way for Multi-Layer Film Recycling

(IN BRIEF) BASF, Krones, SÜDPACK, and TOMRA have collaborated on a project to recycle PET/PE multi-layer packaging by separating it into its individual components and returning them to the materials cycle as raw materials. During the first industrial trial at … Read the full press release

BASF expands ecovio® portfolio for sustainable food packaging with home and industrial compostable grade

(IN BRIEF) BASF, a leading chemical company, has added a certified home and industrial compostable grade for cold and hot food packaging to its ecovio® portfolio for extrusion coating on paper and board. The new extrusion coating grade, ecovio® 70 … Read the full press release

Agricultural Solutions and Automotive Sectors Contribute to BASF’s Q1 2023 Sales

(IN BRIEF) Chemical company BASF reported a decline in sales for Q1 2023 of €20bn, down €3.1bn compared to the prior year quarter, due to lower demand in almost all segments. However, the Agricultural Solutions segment recorded a significant increase … Read the full press release

BASF’s Digital Venture “Tracingo” to Help Logistics Companies Achieve Greater Efficiency and Transparency

(IN BRIEF) BASF, THIELMANN, and NXTGN have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop a product called “Tracingo” that will track intermediate bulk containers (IBC) using IoT sensors and acoustic signals. The product will be integrated into NXTGN’s “ibc.digital” platform, … Read the full press release

BASF to Showcase Ultramid Ccycled and Recyclable PE/PA Films at Interpack 2023

(IN BRIEF) BASF will be showcasing its packaging solutions at interpack 2023, including the sustainable polyamide Ultramid Ccycled, which is made from the chemical recycling of plastic waste, thus helping to keep difficult-to-recycle plastic waste in the material cycle. BASF … Read the full press release

BASF’s Swiss and US manufacturing sites receive ISCC PLUS certification for plastic additives

(IN BRIEF) BASF has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS for certain grades of plastic additives produced at its manufacturing sites in Switzerland and the United States. This certification allows BASF to offer more sustainable grades of … Read the full press release

Continental’s Changzhou plant to add 13 million m2 of high-performance composite surface materials

(IN BRIEF) Continental, a technology company, has announced the beginning of Phase III expansion of its joint venture in China with Jiangsu Changshun Group. The project will include the construction of new plant buildings, raw material warehouses, public and auxiliary … Read the full press release

BASF’s high-quality products and service earn Supplier of the Year award from General Motors

(IN BRIEF) BASF has been recognized as a 2022 Supplier of the Year by General Motors (GM) at its 31st annual Supplier of the Year event. The award recognizes global suppliers that exceed GM’s requirements and provide innovative technologies at … Read the full press release

Leadership Changes at BASF: Dratt Takes Over Global Business Services, Ehrhardt to Lead North America

(IN BRIEF) BASF has announced personnel changes, with Tobias Dratt, President of North America for BASF Corporation, taking on the role of the Division Global Business Services. The position will be effective from May 1, 2023. Marc Ehrhardt, the current … Read the full press release

Antalya Airport expansion project secures €140m bridge loan from EBRD

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a €140 million capex bridge loan to Fraport TAV Antalya Yatirim for the Antalya Airport expansion project in Turkey. The loan is part of a financing package that … Read the full press release

BASF’s Neopor Used in energystore’s Low-Carbon Insulation Range Launch

(IN BRIEF) UK company energystore has launched a new range of low-carbon insulation products called energystore+, providing customers with a significant opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings. The new products, based on expandable polystyrene granules, were produced … Read the full press release

BASF and Y&H partner to provide temperature sensing solutions to Turkish glass industry

(IN BRIEF) Y&H Foreign Trade Ltd. has been appointed as the agent for BASF’s Temperature Sensing solutions for the glass industry in Türkiye, effective March 01, 2023. BASF’s temperature sensing solutions, including precious metal thermocouples and EXACTUS optical pyrometers, are … Read the full press release

Stefan Grosch Joins Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH

(IN BRIEF) The board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH has announced a personnel change effective April 1, 2023. Filiz Albrecht, director of industrial relations, has decided not to extend her contract after 2024 and will step down from the … Read the full press release

Airbus Partners with BASF to Enhance In-Flight Experience with VOZC Technology

(IN BRIEF) Airbus has chosen BASF to supply a new Volatile Organic Compound/Ozone Converter (VOZC) technology for its A320 Family aircraft starting in 2024. The decision came after a multi-year technical competition, taking into consideration BASF’s world-class global manufacturing, supply … Read the full press release

Italy’s First Crowdfunded Solar Farm Built with Enel Green Power’s “Scelta Rinnovabile” Program

(IN BRIEF) Enel Green Power’s online crowdfunding initiative “Scelta Rinnovabile” has successfully built the “Malvezzi solar park,” the first photovoltaic power plant that actively involves the local community in Poggio Renatico, in the province of Ferrara (Emilia-Romagna). The solar farm … Read the full press release

BASF Personal Care Launches Re_think to Promote Health and Sustainability in Personal Care Industry

(IN BRIEF) BASF Personal Care has launched its Re_think concept for in-cosmetics, a focus on health, sustainability and transparency in the personal care market to reshape and reinvent the industry for a sustainable future. The concept aligns with the changing … Read the full press release

Arkema launches “ChemArt Green Innovation Class” to support sustainability in China

(IN BRIEF) Arkema has announced its plans to enhance its corporate social responsibility (CSR) brand in China, under a new theme – “Green Life for a Sustainable Future”. The company aims to broaden stakeholders’ outreach and promote local CSR efforts. … Read the full press release