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	<title>BASF-News: Regional Divisions - Europe</title>
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	<copyright>2008, BASF SE</copyright>
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	  <title><![CDATA[BASF Venture Capital GmbH invests in Deutsche Rohstoff AG]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3087</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Ludwigshafen, is investing in Deutsche Rohstoff AG, Heidelberg. Deutsche Rohstoff AG, a private company, is primarily involved in exploration of industrial metals, precious metals and rare earth elements, and has access to proven raw material reserves. ]]></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 calls on EU Commissioner Dimas to approve Amflora]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3069</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Limburgerhof, Germany – April 17, 2008 – BASF today published an open letter to EU Commissioner Stavros Dimas calling on him to approve the genetically optimized starch potato Amflora for commercial cultivation in Europe without any further delay.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Potato starch producers see commercial opportunity for amylopectin starch from genetically enhanced potatoes]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3064</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Veendam/Netherlands, Emlichheim/Germany, Kristianstad/Sweden, Limburgerhof/Germany April 9, 2008 – AVEBE, Emsland and Lyckeby, the three leading European potato starch producers, are calling on the European Commission to approve Amflora for commercial cultivation in Europe. Amflora is a genetically enhanced starch potato developed by BASF Plant Science.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:00:00 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 expands portfolio of polymer dispersions for construction chemicals ]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3059</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – April 7, 2008 – BASF has acquired the business activities of Austrian company BCD Rohstoffe für Bauchemie HandelsGmbH with effect from April 1, 2008. The acquisition covers BCD’s entire expertise, patents and formulations. The company is known in the construction chemicals industry as a supplier of polymer dispersions, above all for cement-based coating systems, and of air-entraining agents for dry mortar and cement.]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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	  <title><![CDATA[Innovative Technology Adapts Shoes to Weather Conditions]]></title>  							 
	  <link>http://media.basf.com/en/presse/mitteilungen/pm.htm?pmid=3058</link> 
          <description><![CDATA[Ludwigshafen, Germany – April 4, 2008. Wet feet – never again: IQTEX and BASF have jointly developed a unique, intelligent system which adapts shoes to suit weather conditions. To make this possible, IQTEX has processed a special superabsorbing fleece from BASF into an innovative ventilation element known as Vayu Verde®.<br />]]></description> 
	 <pubDate>Fri, 04 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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