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	<title>News BASF-Products: Catalysts</title>
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	<description>News from the Fine Catalysts division</description>
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	<copyright>2008, BASF SE</copyright>
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		<title>BASF - The Chemical Company</title>
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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[BASF Podcast - New catalysts for clean diesel vehicles]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3062</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF Corporate Communications started a regular bilingual Podcast service in April 2007 to report on BASF’s innovations and research and development activities in an easy-to-understand, informative and entertaining way.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF to increase stake in hte to 75 percent]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3056</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, Germany – April 3, 2008 – BASF SE and hte have reached an agreement for BASF to increase its stake in Heidelberg-based hte Aktiengesellschaft from 12.7 percent to 75 percent plus one share. The vendors and BASF have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction, which is still subject to merger control clearing.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Technology from BASF makes Hong Kong’s air cleaner]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3053</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong, CHINA – April, 2 – BASF is supplying diesel particulate filters for over 2,500 Hong Kong transit buses, marking the first large-scale commercial use of diesel particulate filters in the city as part of a diesel retrofit program. It also demonstrates BASF Catalysts’ continued efforts to promote a cleaner environment in Hong Kong with its more than 7 million inhabitants.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
	 <category>Catalysts</category>
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF raises prices for PU catalysts]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3043</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising its worldwide prices for Lupragen® N100 (Dimethylcyclohexylamine), Lupragen® N103 (Dimethylbenzylamine), Lupragen® N104 (N-Ethylmorpholine), Lupragen® N105 (N-Methylmorpholine), Lupragen® N204 (1,4-Dimethylpiperazine), Lupragen® N400 (Trimethylaminoethyl-ethanolamine) und Lupragen® DMI (Dimethylimidazole).]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 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[BASF raises prices for PU catalysts]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2934</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Effective immediately or as existing contracts allow, BASF is raising the prices for its Lupragen®-branded Polyurethane (PU) catalysts in Europe.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
	 <category>Catalysts</category>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Beijing buses to feature BASF clean air technology]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2900</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong, CHINA, November 5, 2007 – BASF Catalysts is supplying selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology for Beijing transit buses that will be the first in mainland China to meet Euro IV emission standards.  About 450 of the specially equipped buses will be on Beijing streets by the end of 2007, with an additional 600 buses scheduled for 2008. The SCR systems are projected to cut NOx (nitrogen oxides) emissions from the buses by more than 60 percent.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:00 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[BASF opens customer center for automotive technology in Shanghai, China]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2870</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[- BASF further expands its automotive business in Asia<br />- Development of environmentally friendly technologies <br /><br />BASF today (October 11) inaugurated a customer center for automotive technology in Shanghai, China, at which the company presents innovations for the automotive Industry. At this new center, BASF chemists and engineers will be optimizing and developing new applications in close cooperation with customers as well as offering training programs in process technology.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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