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	<title>News BASF-Products: Performance Chemicals</title>
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	<description>News from the BASF Performance Chemicals 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[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[Freshness introduced to shalwar kameez]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3070</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[The men’s national dress in Pakistan, the shalwar kameez, is now available from Bonanza treated with Purista® freshness-enhancing finish. For the first time in Pakistan, Bonanza Garment Industries (Pvt) Limited, a renowned name in the Pakistan apparel retail scene, and BASF Pakistan Private Limited are introducing shalwar kameez that allow consumers to experience the 'just washed' freshness throughout the day.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF expert seminar: extensive advice on the EU chemicals regulation REACH ]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3061</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Just a few weeks before the pre-registration phase of the European chemicals policy REACH begins in June 2008, the demand for extensive information and advice is greater than ever. In response, BASF SE is hosting another expert seminar on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) on May 28, 2008 in Berlin.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF to increase prices for acrylic monomers]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3047</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF will increase its prices for acrylic acid and acrylic esters (glacial acrylic acid; methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate), as far as existing contracts permit. This is the company’s reaction to inadequate margins. The price increases for acrylic monomers will differentiate in the regions as follows.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Focus on automotive leather and new developments ]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3019</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[From April 8 through 11, 2008 the 32nd International Fair of Leather, Chemicals, Components and Accessories, Equipment and Machinery for Footwear and Tanneries (FIMEC) will be taking place in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil.  As in previous years BASF will present products for the leather industry.<br />]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 05 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 increases prices for leather chemicals]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2994</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany, February, 19 2008. BASF is raising the prices for leather chemicals worldwide. These increases are necessary because of higher energy costs and high raw material costs, which are still rising.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF reorganizes its masterbatch business]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2978</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – January 30, 2008 – BASF is reorganizing its masterbatch business in Europe. In the future, BASF’s specialists for coloring a wide variety of products made from plastics will operate under the name “BASF Color Solutions”.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[New generation of cork flooring from Amorim with BASF binder Acrodur®  is more eco-efficient than comparable flooring]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=2971</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[The new generation of cork floorings from Portuguese company Amorim manufactured with BASF’s innovative binder Acrodur® is more eco-efficient than all other compared floorings. This was the result of an Eco-Efficiency Analysis carried out by BASF together with Amorim, the world’s biggest producer of cork products.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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