BASF SE
FRA:BAS ISIN:DE0005151005
BASF Aktiengesellschaft(BASF) (DUS: BAS) is the world's leading chemical company, offering its customers a range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as crude oil and natural gas. Its distinctive approach to integration, known in German as "Verbund," is its strength. It enables BASF to achieve cost leadership and gives the company a competitive advantage. BASF conducts its business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2002, BASF had sales of about 32 billion Euro(circa $34 billion) and over 89,000 employees worldwide. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA), New York (BF), Paris (BA) and Zurich (BAS).
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BASF Construction Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd. announced that it has acquired the concrete admixture business of Kejie Admixture Science & Technology Co. Ltd. ("Kejie"), a leading concrete admixture supplier in South China.
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