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Benzinga  Apr 29  Comment 
Hans Engel, Chief Financial Officer at BASF SE (OTC: BASFY) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the BASF Corporation, chatted with CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning about the chemical company's role in the United States' economy and what...
Benzinga  Oct 25  Comment 
German company BASF SE (OTC: BASFY) reported a drop in its Q3 after-tax profit. BASF's quarterly after-tax profit fell 21% y/y to 946 million euro ($1.23 billion). Its sales climbed 8% to EUR19.01 billion, versus analysts' estimates of EUR18.19...
Reuters  Sep 20  Comment 
The world's largest chemicals maker BASF SE agreed to take over U.S. crop protection company Becker Underwood from buyout firm Norwest Equity Partners for $1.02 billion to boost its farming pesticides division.
MarketWatch  Jun 4  Comment 
The idea that the summer months in the market are so slow, that skipping them entirely will mean little to your portfolio is perhaps the most outdated market axiom in existence.
BusinessWeek  Feb 24  Comment 
BASF SE, the world’s largest chemicals maker, reported fourth-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates and profit in line after price increases for drug and food ingredients helped make up for a drop in orders for chemicals and plastics.
Reuters  Feb 21  Comment 
BASF SE announced its third acquisition in battery technology in two months, saying it would buy Merck KGaA's electrolytes business for high-performance batteries to tap into growing demand for electric vehicles.
Marketwire  Jan 27  Comment 
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) and BASF SE - Editors Note: There will be a photo associated with this press release. Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") and BASF SE announced at
BusinessWeek  Oct 27  Comment 
BASF SE Chief Executive Officer Kurt Bock said companies are becoming more cautious about their growth opportunities, a sentiment he said is healthier than charging full-speed ahead as global economic prospects diminish.
Benzinga  Sep 16  Comment 
BASF SE (OTC: BASFY) reported that it raising prices for ethylamines and methylamines in Europe. BASF is increasing the price for monoethylamine by EUR70 per ton and for diethylamine by EUR120, and for triethylamine by EUR130. It is lifting...




 
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BASF is one of the world’s leading chemical companies. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals. BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of Euro 62.3 billion in 2008. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN) and listed in the DAX 30.[1]

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Business and Financial Metrics

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Business Segments

Trends and Forces

Competition

R&D ($M) R&D % Revenue Revenue ($B) Net income ($B) EBIT margin
DuPont (2009) [3] $1,378 5.3% $26.1 $1.76 8.0%
BASF SE (BASFY) (2009) [4] €1.4M 2.8% €50.7 €1.4 7.25%
Bayer AG (BAYRY) (2009) [5] €2746 8.80%€31.2 €1.359 9.6%
Dow Chemical Company (DOW) (2009) [6] $1,492 3.3% $44.9 $0.676 4.5%
Monsanto Company (MON) (2010) [7] $1,205 11.4% $10.5 $1.1 15.3%




References

  1. Webpage of BASF - The Chemical Company
  2. BASF - Reports
  3. Dupont 2009 10-K, p. 16
  4. BASF Annual Report 2009, Consolidated Financial Statements
  5. Bayer 2009 Annual Report, Consolidated Financial Statements
  6. DOW 10-K 2009, Item 1 "Business," page 10
  7. http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/viewer?action=view&cik=1110783&accession_number=0000950123-10-096537# MON 10-K 2009]
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