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(BASF) -- In recognition of the
significant growth opportunity associated with the global battery marketplace,
BASF is creating a new global business unit that will bring together its current
and future battery-related electromobility activities. As part of this
transition, a new global business unit “Battery Materials” will be formed,
effective January 1, 2012. This business unit will integrate the existing
battery activities of BASF’s Catalysts division, which is focused on cathode
materials development; its Intermediates division, which is focused on
electrolyte formulations, and BASF Future Business GmbH, which is focused on
next-generation lithium battery opportunities. This operating consolidation will
take place throughout the first half of 2012, leveraging the collaborative
efforts of each of these business teams to ensure a seamless migration for BASF
and its market constituents.
Perspectives of development of the
polymers markets, pricing issues and other important aspects will be discussed
at The Polymers
Summit-2011, which will be held in Moscow on November 30, 2011 at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel. The Summit is organized by MRC with the support of ICIS. The main idea
of the Summit is to find a "the golden mean" between producers and converters.
When producers receive exactly such margin of production, which helps them to
invest in production expansion in order to substitute polymers imports, and the
converters receive such price of feedstock that helps them to compete imported
finished products. The Summit site gives an access to the live video of the
Summit, speakers" presentations, as well as opportunities to ask questions or
make appointments to any Summit partcipant.
mrcplast.com
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