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	<title>News BASF-Products: Products in everyday life</title>
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF and Valvoline sign new licensing agreement]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3092</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF SE and Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., have signed a new contract for the reciprocal licensing of engine coolants. This agreement replaces an existing licensing arrangement signed in 1994, the year Valvoline had acquired the coolant business in North America from BASF including the Zerex trademark.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF presents innovative sustainable solutions in China’s largest municipality]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3090</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Chongqing, CHINA – May 08, 2008 – BASF – The Chemical Company – is Official Partner of the “Germany and China – Moving Ahead Together” initiative in Chongqing, southwest China. A BASF Pavilion focusing on sustainable urbanization will be open to the public at the Germany Esplanade in the city’s central square from May 9 to 17, 2008. In addition, BASF is sponsoring a forum at Chongqing University at which stakeholders are invited to share their ideas about a sustainable future for Chongqing.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Mosquito nets save lives]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3089</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Malaria is one of last three major epidemic diseases, killing well over a million people a year. Only AIDS and tuberculosis claim more victims. Malaria is caused by tiny single-celled organisms called plasmodia transmitted by mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus. Ninety percent of these cases are concentrated in Africa, with young children being most affected. Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria in Africa and almost every second victim is under five.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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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[Glysantin® protects your “old faithful”]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3066</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Anyone buying or selling a used car has to pay attention to many things: are the engine and transmission okay, do the clutch and gears work smoothly, are the brakes responsive? However, not everyone knows that a vehicle’s cooling system also needs regular maintenance and inspection.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF announces major bioplastics production expansion]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3068</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded plant will commence in the third quarter of 2010.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF at the in-cosmetics trade fair in Amsterdam]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3060</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF is to present its extensive expertise in cosmetics and personal care at the in-cosmetics show taking place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from April 15-17. The company's presentation at this international trade fair for cosmetic starting materials and ingredients is located at Stand F 180. More than 400 exhibitors from about 30 countries will be presenting at the show.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Oppanol® gives patients a safe feeling]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3042</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[People who after severe surgery or because of illnesses need an artificial intestine opening called a stoma are often concerned about the considerable limitations this may impose on their daily lives. But the introduction of care products using Oppanol® as an adhesive can help stoma patients lead a virtually normal life. A leading international manufacturer in the field of stoma, incontinence and wound care is Coloplast, a Danish company and a BASF customer.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Glysantin® provides optimum protection against corrosion]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2983</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[A high-performance product is being put to the test: Boiling-hot engine coolant is passed over two metal discs made of aluminum and cast iron. Even after 72 hours, no changes are evident on the material - Glysantin® from BASF, Europe’s best- selling engine coolant, has passed another quality test.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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