SANITIZED

Stefan Müller appointed head of global sales

BASF

Restructuring hits former Ciba businesses / Job cuts in Plastic Additives and Pigments units

PEOPLE

Thomas Schmutz becomes new Global Technical Service director at Songwon Industrial

PEOPLE

Eduardo Padilla to head Corporate Distribution at BASF Corporation in North America

BASF

Tolling agreement with Astra Polymers for customer specific blends renewed

BASF

Portfolio development focused on innovation / Increased plastics investment in emerging markets / New CEO outlines German group's forward strategy up to 2020

BASF

Production of antioxidant blends to start up in Bahrain in 2012 / Higher Middle East profile

BASF

No anti-trust fines for Ciba subsidiary / European Commission lifts resolution citing statute of limitations

BASF

Pigments and additives distribution agreement with Bodo Möller in Poland

BASF

Plans to build new antioxidant blending facility in Bahrain

PEOPLE

Borealis appoints new presidents for Moulding and Film & Fibre business divisions

BASF

Orange pigment developed for engineering plastics / Versatile additive will be demonstrated at “K2010”

BASF

Ciba plans for Middle East additives jv with Astra dropped / Tolling pact to continue “New options”

BASF

Ciba integration creates global leader in plastics additives / Boosting performance and productivity

MVR

USD 9.2m recycled plastics plant to be built in Kentucky / Efficiency improvement

BASF

Deal to sell hydrophilic melt additives business to Techmer PM

BASF

Streamlining global pigments business / Optimisation efforts will slash 500 jobs worldwide

PLASTICS ECONOMY

Producers begin to emerge from recession / Capacity cutbacks help boost the bottom line / Asian rebound fuels hopes for worldwide recovery / Overextended players still dealing with crisis

BASF

Plastics profits rebound in 2009 / PU raw materials battered by low prices / Capacity cuts still needed