http://www.basf.de News about Acquisitions / Joint Ventures by BASF de-de 2008, BASF SE http://corporate.basf.com/basfcorp/img/layout/basf_logo_rss.gif http://www.basf.com http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3073 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3056 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3004 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2993 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2911 - Strong growth of the European market for engineering plas¬tics expected to continue unabated

BASF has signed an agreement with SABIC Innovative Plastics on the acquisition of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ shares in the PBT joint venture, BASF GE Schwarzheide GmbH & Co. KG. PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) is an engineering plastic. The shares will be transferred on December 31, 2007, provided the transfer has been approved by the relevant authorities.
]]> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2891 - Earnings per share more than doubled in third quarter
- Positive outlook for 2007: Significant sales increase to nearly €58 billion and EBIT before special items above previous year’s record level

BASF – The Chemical Company – also increased its sales and earnings in the third quarter of 2007 and is thus heading for a record year again. BASF’s Chief Financial Officer Dr. Kurt Bock pointed out to analysts and journalists that all segments contributed to the increase in sales. In particular, the businesses acquired last year performed strongly.]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:30:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2793 - EBIT before special items reaches €2.0 billion (up 6 percent)
- Further portfolio measures: Strategic options under review for parts of styrenics business
- Outlook for 2007 confirmed: Significantly higher sales, EBIT before special items to at least match the previous year’s record level

BASF – The Chemical Company – remains in top form: In the second quarter and first half of 2007, the company again exceeded the record results posted in the same periods of the previous year. In the second quarter, BASF increased sales by 19 percent and income from operations (EBIT) before special items by 6 percent.]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:30:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2790
Midland, Michigan; Brussels, Belgium; Ludwigshafen, Germany – July 30, 2007 – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow) and Solvay S.A. (Solvay) announced today an agreement to create a joint venture for the construction of a hydrogen peroxide (HP) plant in Thailand. Scheduled to be operational in 2010, the new HP plant will serve as a raw material source for the manufacture of propylene oxide (PO). The HP plant will be the largest in the world, with a capacity of over 330 kilotons per annum (KTA) of hydrogen peroxide at 100% concentration. The hydrogen peroxide supplying the process is based on Solvay’s proprietary, high-yield hydrogen peroxide technology.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:30:00 GMT Acquisitions / Joint Ventures