http://www.basf.de News from the BASF Petrochemicals division 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 Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3039 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3004 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2960 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2924 - Plasticizer production capacity increased by 40,000 metric tons per year

BASF is to raise production capacity in Ludwigshafen for higher oxo alcohols by 80,000 metric tons to a total of 390,000 metric tons per year. The additional capacity is earmarked mainly for the manufacture of plasticizers, whose production capacity BASF also plans to raise by 40,000 to 300,000 metric tons per year. The increased plasticizer production capacity is scheduled to be in place by the second quarter of 2008. The additional production capacities for oxo alcohols are to be built up stepwise through to the end of the first quarter of 2009.]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:30:00 GMT Petrochemicals 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 Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2843 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:00:00 GMT Petrochemicals 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 Petrochemicals http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2719 ]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:00:00 GMT Petrochemicals