<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - basf</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/basf</link><description>Newsvine - basf</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:30:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:46 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Shell, BASF offer millions in class action suit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shell Brasil SA and BASF SA have offered more than $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with former workers allegedly contaminated at a pesticide plant in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil's top labor court said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16974550-shell-basf-offer-millions-in-class-action-suit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16974550-shell-basf-offer-millions-in-class-action-suit</guid><category>brazil</category><category>shell</category><category>basf</category><category>world-news</category><category>sao-paulo</category><category>lt</category><category>shell-brasil-sa</category><category>basf-sa</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas troubles weigh on chemicals firm BASF in Q3</title>
<description><![CDATA[BASF SE saw third-quarter profits fall 21 percent as its chemicals business suffered from lower demand, as well as from troubles at a key Texas facility.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David McHugh]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David McHugh]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14684940-texas-troubles-weigh-on-chemicals-firm-basf-in-q3</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14684940-texas-troubles-weigh-on-chemicals-firm-basf-in-q3</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>world-news</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:01:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF cuts 400 jobs at building chemicals unit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany's BASF SE says it plans to cut about 400 jobs at its construction chemicals business as it adjusts to a slump in building in parts of Europe.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14221835-basf-cuts-400-jobs-at-building-chemicals-unit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/04/14221835-basf-cuts-400-jobs-at-building-chemicals-unit</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>job</category><category>cuts</category><category>basf</category><category>germany-basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Oct 2012 14:26:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF profit falls, says China growth slowing</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical and oil company BASF SE warned on growing global economic risks and a slowdown in China as it reported a 15.5 percent drop in second-quarter net earnings..]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David McHugh]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David McHugh]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12960940-basf-profit-falls-says-china-growth-slowing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/26/12960940-basf-profit-falls-says-china-growth-slowing</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:28:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Court knocks down BASF, Shell Brazil payment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's top labor court has knocked down a judge's order that Shell Brasil SA and BASF SA deposit $382 million into a fund for workers allegedly contaminated at a chemicals plant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565690-court-knocks-down-basf-shell-brazil-payment</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/04/12565690-court-knocks-down-basf-shell-brazil-payment</guid><category>brazil</category><category>shell</category><category>basf</category><category>world-news</category><category>contamination</category><category>lt</category><category>shell-brasil-sa</category><category>basf-sa</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 21:38:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazil judge: Shell, BASF must put $382M in fund</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Brazilian judge has ruled that the local subsidiaries of oil company Shell and the world's largest chemical company, BASF, must pay $382 million into a compensation fund to potentially cover more than 1,000 workers who allege they were contaminated and sickened at an agricultural chemical plant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bradley Brooks]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bradley Brooks]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12529918-brazil-judge-shell-basf-must-put-382m-in-fund</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12529918-brazil-judge-shell-basf-must-put-382m-in-fund</guid><category>brazil</category><category>shell</category><category>basf</category><category>world-news</category><category>contamination</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 22:07:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazil court nixes request for Shell, BASF deposit</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Brazilian court has rejected a request from prosecutors that Shell Brasil SA and chemical company BASF SA deposit $500 million into a fund for workers allegedly contaminated at an agricultural chemicals plant.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11960982-brazil-court-nixes-request-for-shell-basf-deposit</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11960982-brazil-court-nixes-request-for-shell-basf-deposit</guid><category>brazil</category><category>shell</category><category>basf</category><category>world-news</category><category>contamination</category><category>lt</category><category>shell-brasil-sa</category><category>basf-sa</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 19:56:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF warns over second half sales growth</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical company BASF said its ability to raise prices helped boost net profits 22 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, but that its sales growth would slow in the second half of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7185136-basf-warns-over-second-half-sales-growth</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/28/7185136-basf-warns-over-second-half-sales-growth</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:27:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF's 3rd-quarter profit soars to $1.7B</title>
<description><![CDATA[Third-quarter earnings at chemicals manufacturer BASF SE soared to nearly euro1.25 billion ($1.7 billion) as revenue climbed by 23 percent in an improving global economy and the company benefited from lower taxes.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365329-basfs-3rd-quarter-profit-soars-to-17b</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/28/5365329-basfs-3rd-quarter-profit-soars-to-17b</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:32:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Chemicals maker BASF sees Q2 earnings triple</title>
<description><![CDATA[Second-quarter profits at BASF SE more than tripled as a recovering global economy boosted demand and industry restocked inventories after the recession, the chemicals company said Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/29/4776089-chemicals-maker-basf-sees-q2-earnings-triple</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/29/4776089-chemicals-maker-basf-sees-q2-earnings-triple</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:11:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF acquires chemical company Cognis</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical company BASF SE said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Cognis, a supplier of raw materials for cosmetics, detergents and cleaners, for euro700 million ($858 million) in cash.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/23/4548559-basf-acquires-chemical-company-cognis</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/23/4548559-basf-acquires-chemical-company-cognis</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><category>cognis</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:36:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF Q1 profit nearly triples to $1.4 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical company BASF SE said Thursday that the economic recovery and a push by customers to restock their own inventories helped it nearly triple its first-quarter net profit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4219267-basf-q1-profit-nearly-triples-to-14-billion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/29/4219267-basf-q1-profit-nearly-triples-to-14-billion</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:51:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3977cdb0-9639-437c-b346-338b46cdfb0d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3977cdb0-9639-437c-b346-338b46cdfb0d.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - The Feb 25, 2010 file photo shows Juergen Hambrecht, CEO of German chemical company BASF, speaking during the annual balance news conference in Ludwigshafen, Germany. German chemical company BASF SE said it remained profitable for a second straight quarter, nearly tripling its net profit in the first three months of 2010. The company, whose interests include plastics, chemicals, oil and gas and agriculture, on Thursday, April 29, 2010 posted a net profit of euro 1.03 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) for the January-March period compared with euro 375 million a year earlier.  (AP Photo/dapd/Daniel Roland)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BASF, DuPont settle over patent infringement suits</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical companies BASF and DuPont on Wednesday said they are putting to rest dueling patent lawsuits.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3752425-basf-dupont-settle-over-patent-infringement-suits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/13/3752425-basf-dupont-settle-over-patent-infringement-suits</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>settlement</category><category>dupont</category><category>basf</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:03:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF 3Q net falls 69 percent to euro237 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical company BASF SE said Thursday net income fell 69 percent in the third quarter as the global downturn hurt demand and prices for the company's products.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/29/3438555-basf-3q-net-falls-69-percent-to-euro237-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/29/3438555-basf-3q-net-falls-69-percent-to-euro237-million</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/306d7429-ea24-4806-9ec0-7f1122dd8555.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/306d7429-ea24-4806-9ec0-7f1122dd8555.jpg" width="120" height="164" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this May 27, 2009 file photo an aerial view of German chemical company BASF is seen in Ludwigshafen, southwestern Germany. German chemical company BASF SE said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 its net income fell 69 percent in the third quarter as the global downturn continued to affect demand and prices for the company's products. BASF, based in Ludwigshafen, said net income fell to 237 million euro (US$348 million) from 758 million euro in the July-September period of 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ba47577-d528-487d-8cee-bc979b9e5e75.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ba47577-d528-487d-8cee-bc979b9e5e75.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2008 file picture the headquarters of German chemical company BASF is seen in Ludwigshafen, southern Germany. German chemical company BASF SE said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 its net income fell 69 percent in the third quarter as the global downturn continued to affect demand and prices for the company's products. BASF, based in Ludwigshafen, said net income fell to 237 million Euro (US$348 million) from 758 million Euro in the July-September period of 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BASF gets EPA approval for new herbicide</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical company BASF SE says it has received U.S. approval to market a new herbicide to battle broadleaf weeds resistant to a chemical in commonly used herbicides like Roundup.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/15/3271405-basf-gets-epa-approval-for-new-herbicide</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/15/3271405-basf-gets-epa-approval-for-new-herbicide</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>basf</category><category>herbicide</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:22:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF's 2Q net profit narrows to euro343 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical company BASF SE warned of a significant drop in sales and earnings this year and said its second-quarter net profit plummeted nearly 74 percent to euro373 million ($526.1 million). The recession cut into sales and its acquisition of specialty chemicals firm Ciba also hit profits.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/30/3094161-basfs-2q-net-profit-narrows-to-euro343-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/30/3094161-basfs-2q-net-profit-narrows-to-euro343-million</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:55:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/MFRA11007300301.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/MFRA11007300301.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ARCHIV - Eine Frau laeuft am 24. April 2008 waehrend der BASF-Hauptversammlung in Mannheim an einem Plakat mit dem Firmenlogo vorueber. Das Unternehmen gibt am Donnerstag 30. Juli die Zahlen der Zwischenbilanz bekannt.   (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)    ---  FILE - In this April 24, 2008 file picture, a woman walks past a poster at the main entrance of chemical company BASF annual shareholders' meeting in Mannheim, southwestern Germany.  (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BASF reviews sale or closure of Ciba sites</title>
<description><![CDATA[BASF SE is looking at selling or shuttering half of newly-acquired Ciba Holding AG's production sites and offices in a plan that would cost 3,700 jobs at the combined company, BASF said Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/06/3001927-basf-reviews-sale-or-closure-of-ciba-sites</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/06/3001927-basf-reviews-sale-or-closure-of-ciba-sites</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><category>ciba-holding-ag</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:18:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF agrees to sell assets to close CIBA buyout</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemicals giant BASF has agreed to sell assets of two high-performance pigments in order to gain U.S. approval of its proposed $5.1 billion acquisition of Swiss rival Ciba Holding Inc.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2633444-basf-agrees-to-sell-assets-to-close-ciba-buyout</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2633444-basf-agrees-to-sell-assets-to-close-ciba-buyout</guid><category>business</category><category>acquisition</category><category>basf</category><category>ciba</category><category>ciba-holding</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2009 22:56:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF hopes to market cavity-inhibiting product</title>
<description><![CDATA[BASF, the world's largest chemical maker, says it has found a way to prevent cavity-causing bacteria from attacking teeth, a development that could be seen in toothpaste, mouthwash and even candy as early as next year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ernest Scheyder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ernest Scheyder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2631527-basf-hopes-to-market-cavity-inhibiting-product</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2631527-basf-hopes-to-market-cavity-inhibiting-product</guid><category>business</category><category>dental</category><category>basf</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:09:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Chemical company BASF to cut output further</title>
<description><![CDATA[German chemical company BASF SE said Wednesday that because order levels remain weak it will further reduce production, which it said has so far been slashed by over 25 percent worldwide.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/24/2597854-chemical-company-basf-to-cut-output-further</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/24/2597854-chemical-company-basf-to-cut-output-further</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:52:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF expects tough market to hurt earnings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical company BASF SE said 2008 and 2009 earnings would be hurt by difficult market conditions, which have deteriorated more than the company anticipated amid the global economic downturn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[GEORGE FREY]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/19/2328663-basf-expects-tough-market-to-hurt-earnings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/19/2328663-basf-expects-tough-market-to-hurt-earnings</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:13:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ciba shareholders OK takeover by Germany's BASF</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shareholders of Swiss specialty chemicals maker Ciba Holding approved a series of rules changes at the company Tuesday that pave the way for a takeover by rival BASF SE.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/02/2168671-ciba-shareholders-ok-takeover-by-germanys-basf</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/02/2168671-ciba-shareholders-ok-takeover-by-germanys-basf</guid><category>business</category><category>switzerland</category><category>eu</category><category>basf</category><category>ciba</category><category>basf-se</category><category>ciba-holding</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2008 14:18:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF temporarily closing 80 plants</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chemical company BASF SE said Wednesday it is temporarily closing 80 plants worldwide due to slumping demand and cutting production at 100 more, including facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Some 20,000 workers are affected.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/19/2127780-basf-temporarily-closing-80-plants</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/19/2127780-basf-temporarily-closing-80-plants</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>basf-se</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BASF makes bid for Swiss chemicals maker Ciba</title>
<description><![CDATA[BASF SE said Monday it would buy Swiss specialty chemicals maker Ciba Holding for 6.1 billion Swiss francs, or $5.35 billion, in cash &#8212; a move that augments the German company's presence worldwide.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1868245-basf-makes-bid-for-swiss-chemicals-maker-ciba</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/15/1868245-basf-makes-bid-for-swiss-chemicals-maker-ciba</guid><category>business</category><category>germany</category><category>basf</category><category>ciba</category><category>basf-se</category><category>ciba-holding</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:24:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Recall Expanded to Some Dry Cat Food</title>
<description><![CDATA[The recall of pet foods contaminated with a chemical used to make plastics has grown to include both wet and dry products, even as investigators remain uncertain about why the substance would be fatal to dogs and cats.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Bridges]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Andrew Bridges]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/30/639560-recall-expanded-to-some-dry-cat-food</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/30/639560-recall-expanded-to-some-dry-cat-food</guid><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>food</category><category>politics</category><category>recall</category><category>carlyle</category><category>basf</category><category>us-news</category><category>pet-food</category><category>food-recall</category><category>agribusiness</category><category>menu-foods</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1b2c0371-a39c-432b-aa53-0cc31b6a456b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1b2c0371-a39c-432b-aa53-0cc31b6a456b.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Virginia Greene, a food chemist at the New York State Food Laboratory, prepares samples to be tested for aminopterin in Albany, N.Y., Monday, March 26, 2007.  Scientists at this laboratory on Friday identified aminopterin as the likely culprit in a poisoning scare that prompted the recall of 95 brands of &quot;cuts and gravy&quot; style dog and cat food.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c9178320-cff5-4020-8323-642adb3e8743.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="375" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c9178320-cff5-4020-8323-642adb3e8743.jpg" width="120" height="164" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Paul Henderson, President and CEO of Menu Foods speaks during a news conference regarding new findings in the  pet food recall across North America, Friday, March, 30, 2007, in Toronto. Recalled pet foods contained a chemical used to make plastics, but government tests failed to confirm the presence of rat poison, U.S. officials said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it found melamine in samples of the Menu Foods pet food, as well as in wheat gluten used as an ingredient in the wet-style products.  (AP Photo/CP, Nathan Denette)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>