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	<title><![CDATA[Experience more chemistry with basf.com]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[With immediate effect, BASF is implementing a new website design that sharpens the company’s profile as “The Chemical Company.” With around 300,000 visitors every month, the BASF website is one most highly frequented websites in the chemical industry.]]></description> 
	<dc:date>2008-11-27T10:00:00+01:00</dc:date> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF reduces production worldwide ]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – November 19, 2008 – BASF is taking measures to avoid the creation of overcapacities as a result of a massive decline in demand. The company is temporarily shutting down around 80 plants worldwide. In addition, BASF is reducing production at approximately 100 plants. This was already announced for polystyrene and caprolactam. Scheduled maintenance work is being brought forward.]]></description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF looking to sell its shares in PEC-Rhin]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, November 7, 2008 – BASF SE intends to sell its 50 percent holding in PEC-Rhin. PEC-Rhin is a 50-50 joint venture between BASF SE and GPN. The company produces ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers in Ottmarsheim, France.]]></description> 
	<dc:date>2008-11-07T08:00:00+01:00</dc:date> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Sustainable production of fruit and vegetables ]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[Consumers are increasingly inquiring about the ecological and social conditions under which their food is produced. Moreover, the focus is no longer on the quality alone. The availability of high quality food is also assuming greater importance. There is a trend to the more sustainable production of food, particularly in the case of fresh fruit and vegetables. But what does “sustainable production” actually mean? ]]></description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF buys polyurethane specialities business for car window encapsulation from Recticel]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany and Brussels, Belgium (October 28, 2008) – BASF has signed an agreement with Recticel to acquire the company’s worldwide compounds business for polyurethane (PU) systems for glass encapsulation.]]></description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF To Showcase New Products At Glasstec 2008 Offering Temperature Insights For Higher Yields]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, October 20, 2008 – BASF Catalysts will display new and advanced temperature-sensing products that deliver accurate and cost-effective temperature measurements for a range of glass manufacturing applications at the upcoming glasstec 2008, the world’s largest trade fair for the glass industry, on October 21-25 in Dusseldorf, Germany.  ]]></description> 
	<dc:date>2008-10-20T08:00:00+01:00</dc:date> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF Podcast: Food Fortification – Using Vitamins to Counter Malnutrition]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[According to UNICEF, 40 to 60 percent of children and young people in developing nations are affected by a lack of vitamin A. This makes it the most widespread form of malnutrition. Micro-encapsulated vitamin A that is added to staple foods such as oil, sugar or flour is a fundamental contribution to solving this problem.]]></description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF strengthens position in Chinese automotive industry ]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[A new BASF plant for the manufacture of automotive spring aids made of Cellasto® for approximately five million vehicles per year is to be built in Shanghai by early 2010. The move allows BASF to create a base for close-to-the-customer supplies for the growing automotive market in China.]]></description> 
	<dc:date>2008-10-13T08:00:00+01:00</dc:date> 
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	<title><![CDATA[BASF completes capacity expansion at facility in Spain to meet growing demand for polyolefin catalysts]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[ISELIN, NJ, October 9, 2008 -- BASF Catalysts has completed a significant debottlenecking project that has increased capacity at its production facility in Tarragona, Spain. The 25 percent capacity increase will help meet growing global demand for polypropylene catalysts.]]></description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[News from BASF at SEPAWA 2008]]></title>  							 
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	<description><![CDATA[BASF SE, BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution GmbH and BASF ChemTrade GmbH will be presenting themselves for the first time at this year’s SEPAWA in Würzburg, Germany, from October 15 through 17, 2008 at the shared booth No. 24&#8722;29. The portfolio shown by BASF will comprise new items for cosmetics, bodycare products, detergents and cleaners, and for industrial applications.]]></description> 
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