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	<title>BASF-News: Business Politics - Capital expenditures</title>
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	<description>News about Capital expenditures by BASF</description>
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	<copyright>2008, BASF SE</copyright>
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF enters a challenging 2008 with a record first quarter]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3073</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany - April 24, 2008 - The BASF Group has continued on its successful path in the first three months of 2008. Having posted a further record quarter, it is confident with regard to the coming months. First-quarter sales rose by almost 9 percent to €15.9 billion, while income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by more than 11 percent compared with the same period of 2007 to almost €2.4 billion.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Please note:]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3072</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the Annual Meeting we will publish BASF’s First Quarter Interim Report and the news release on April 24, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. (CEST).]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF presents pioneering report]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3031</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – March 12, 2008 – BASF SE has published its Report 2007, which for the first time combines the company’s fi-nancial and sustainability reporting in a single publication. By integrating data related to the environment and social responsibility in its financial reporting, BASF is again playing a pioneering role.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF launches two crop protection active ingredients]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3024</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF Crop Protection has launched two active ingredients from its promising pipeline of development projects in the past few months: orysastrobin and metaflumizone.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF plans to raise dividend to €3.90 per share and proposes 1:2 stock split]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3005</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – February 21, 2008 – The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE today decided to propose to the Annual Meeting on April 24, 2008 to increase the dividend for 2007 by €0.90, or 30 percent, to €3.90 per share and to conduct a 1:2 stock split. Both decisions are subject to approval by the company’s Supervisory Board in its meeting on March 4, 2008.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[New record year 2007 gives BASF confidence for 2008]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3004</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – February 21, 2008 – For BASF, 2007 was another record year. Thanks to organic growth and the very positive development of the acquired businesses, BASF posted sales of almost €58 billion and income from operations (EBIT) before special items of more than €7.6 billion in 2007.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Advance Notice: Annual Press Conference on February 21, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2997</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, February 21, 2008 the Annual Press Conference of BASF SE will be held in Ludwigshafen. From 10:30 a.m. CET BASF’s Chairman Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht and CFO Dr. Kurt Bock will present the 2007 financial results. The conference will be transmitted via the Internet.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF heading for record year again]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2891</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[- Increased sales (up 5 percent) and EBIT before special items (up 6 percent) in third quarter <br />- Earnings per share more than doubled in third quarter<br />- Positive outlook for 2007: Significant sales increase to nearly €58 billion and EBIT before special items above previous year’s record level<br /><br />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.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Advance Notice: Third Quarter Interim Report . Telephone Conference on October 30, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2889</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[We will publish BASF’s third quarter interim report on October 30, 2007. You will receive it at 7:30 a.m. (CET). BASF’s CFO Dr. Kurt Bock will present the third quarter results at a telephone conference for journalists and analysts. The conference will be transmitted via the Internet.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF posts very strong results in second quarter of 2007]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2793</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[- Volume demand remains strong: Second-quarter sales climb to €14.7 billion (up 19 percent)<br />- EBIT before special items reaches €2.0 billion (up 6 percent)<br />- Further portfolio measures: Strategic options under review for parts of styrenics business<br />- Outlook for 2007 confirmed: Significantly higher sales, EBIT before special items to at least match the previous year’s record level<br /><br />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.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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