Fatal workplace accident at BASF in Ludwigshafen: Man critically injured by excavator
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Fatal workplace accident at BASF in Ludwigshafen: Man critically injured ...
US investors increasingly snapping up Germany's famed Mittelstand industrial champions
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US investors increasingly snapping up Germany's famed Mittelstand ...
Business: Ten Years After the Explosion: What Lessons BASF Draws: October 17 marks the tenth anniversary of the explosion at BASF's North Harbor ...
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Business: Ten Years After the Explosion: What Lessons BASF Draws
Kindenheim/Ludwigshafen: After accident at BASF: Woman seeks compensation for pain and suffering
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Kindenheim/Ludwigshafen: After accident at BASF: Woman seeks compensation ...
BASF and Evonik: It remains exciting: BASF has rejected its takeover bid for Evonik. Insiders report that a transaction is planned for the long term ...
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BASF and Evonik: It remains exciting
Will BASF soon offer €25 per Evonik share?: BASF plans to increase its offer for Evonik to expand its own business. Evonik rejects the original offer as too low.
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Will BASF soon offer €25 per Evonik share?
Billion-euro offer: Evonik rejects BASF's first bid as too low: BASF has offered around 10 billion euros for its smaller competitor Evonik ...
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Billion-euro offer: Evonik rejects BASF's first bid as too low
BASF CEO Kamieth to Evonik: | "We want to seize our opportunity": BASF CEO Kamieth sees opportunities for mergers in the chemical industry and expresses interest ...
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BASF CEO Kamieth to Evonik: |
BASF: Will the State Invest in Evonik?: The SPD in North Rhine-Westphalia is calling for the state to take a stake in Evonik to keep the company independent and ...
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BASF: Will the State Invest in Evonik?
BASF: Ten billion euros - | and a rejection: Evonik has rejected BASF's takeover offer of 10.3 billion euros as too low. Now an improved offer is on the ...
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BASF: Ten billion euros - | and a rejection
Economy: Transport economist on Rhine water levels: "Low water comes at an inopportune time for BASF."
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Economy: Transport economist on Rhine water levels:
Flaring at BASF in Ludwigshafen after technical defect: After a technical defect in the BASF steam cracker in Ludwigshafen, excess gas is being flared ...
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Flaring at BASF in Ludwigshafen after technical defect
BASF: Price target raised: BASF shares offer entry opportunities. Analysts see a price target of 63 euros, benefiting in the short term from the blockade in the ...
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BASF: Price target raised
IT work soon in India: This is how many people will lose their jobs at BASF in Ludwigshafen
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IT work soon in India: This is how many people will lose their jobs at ...
Selters-based company builds on the Rhine: Schütz invests 40 million euros in plant next to BASF
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Selters-based company builds on the Rhine: Schütz invests 40 million euros ...
Schütz is building in Ludwigshafen: Westerwald companies are working in front of BASF Gate 12
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Schütz is building in Ludwigshafen: Westerwald companies are working in ...
Two employees injured after deflagration at BASF: A deflagration occurred during maintenance work, injuring two people. What is known about the incident so far.
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Two employees injured after deflagration at BASF
Relief for the DAX - | Trump, Nvidia, Alibaba, AMD, Bitcoin, BASF, Evonik, Eli Lilly, K+S
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Relief for the DAX - | Trump, Nvidia, Alibaba, AMD, Bitcoin, BASF, Evonik ...
BASF: Sell Now?: JPMorgan remains pessimistic about BASF, seeing risks from high production costs and political protectionism in the European chemical industry.
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BASF: Sell Now?
Facial recognition: BASF sues Apple for patent infringement: Apple has apparently used facial recognition technology in many iPhone models ...
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Facial recognition: BASF sues Apple for patent infringement
BASF cashes in: BASF sells more shares in Harbour Energy and benefits from Asian competition problems, while the share price remains stable.
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BASF cashes in
BASF: 10,000 applicants for BASF apprenticeships: A total of 360 young people started their professional lives at BASF on Tuesday – | significantly fewer than a ...
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BASF: 10,000 applicants for BASF apprenticeships
BASF Perspectives: What's next for BASF stock: BASF stands for solid corporate profits. However, the performance of the share price has often left much to be ...
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BASF Perspectives: What's next for BASF stock
Lawsuit filed in Texas: The chemical company is claiming patent infringement in facial recognition technology. Here's the link to our RNZ+ article: 👉 Patent infringement in iPhones and iPads?: Ludwigshafen-based BASF subsidiary sues Apple
Apple faces £2 billion lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature: Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit brought by UK app developers who accused Thursday ...
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Apple faces £2 billion lawsuit in UK over app privacy feature
1,350 percent since GTA V: This is how big the next big thing will be: GTA V achieved one billion in revenue in just three days in 2013. Even 13 years later ...
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1,350 percent since GTA V: This is how big the next big thing will be
Economic Growth Slows: Low Water Levels Stifle Germany's Recovery: The record-low water levels aren't just affecting nature. The economy is also suffering ...
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Economic Growth Slows: Low Water Levels Stifle Germany's Recovery
Key FactsBundesbank warns low water could slow recovery
Aug 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • At the Kaub bottleneck near Koblenz, levels temporarily fell to six centimetres, compared with the previous record low of 25 centimetres in 2018; much freight must shift to roads and railways.

  • The Bundesbank expects restricted waterways and rising transport costs to significantly impair industrial production and export growth in the third quarter, with GDP rising only marginally at most.

  • Germany’s economy grew by 0.2 percent from April to June, marking its third consecutive quarterly expansion; the Bundesbank said exports likely contributed most.

  • Because of the extreme low water, BASF can no longer fully deliver certain products, while Transport Minister Steffen Bilger expects relief no earlier than the end of August.
  • At the early stages of inflationary pressures, it has suddenly become uncomfortable.
    — Alexander Krüger, Chief Economist at Bank Bethmann HAL, commenting on inflation expectations.
Water protection: Rhine in danger? What BASF is releasing into the river: Despite high safety standards, BASF substances that can be toxic to animals sometimes ...
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Water protection: Rhine in danger? What BASF is releasing into the river
After attack on substation: BASF Schwarzheide postpones event at industrial park: Following the attack on the substation near Jänschwalde, an event at the ...
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After attack on substation: BASF Schwarzheide postpones event at ...
What if the Rhine, our most important waterway, were to fail?: What if the Rhine, our transport route, were to fail? An overview of the specific consequences for ...
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What if the Rhine, our most important waterway, were to fail?
BASF: BASF salaries: Many jobs are above the national average: Salary also plays a role in the decision for or against an employer. At BASF ...
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BASF: BASF salaries: Many jobs are above the national average
Company: BASF restructures catering facilities: The Ludwigshafen-based chemical company is reorganizing its catering operations and wants to open them up more to ...
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Company: BASF restructures catering facilities
BASF: Will this help against the low water levels?: BASF is expanding its combined transport terminal in Ludwigshafen with €51 million in funding to optimize ...
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BASF: Will this help against the low water levels?
Opinion: BASF's Rhine Crisis: During the low Rhine water levels of 2003, BASF had a trump card called Rail-4-Chem. Currently, the efficiency of rail ...
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Opinion: BASF's Rhine Crisis
BASF: How much the low water levels are impacting the results: How much BASF could be financially impacted by persistent supply bottlenecks and restricted ...
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BASF: How much the low water levels are impacting the results
People: Drivers and crisis managers: Former BASF CEO Hambrecht turns 80: Drivers and crisis managers: Former BASF CEO Hambrecht turns 80 - | People - | DIE ...
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People: Drivers and crisis managers: Former BASF CEO Hambrecht turns 80
BASF: BASF invests millions in new research center in the Palatinate: With state-of-the-art climate chambers, BASF Agricultural Solutions aims to expand the ...
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BASF: BASF invests millions in new research center in the Palatinate
Opinion: BASF and low water levels: Transport as a climate victim: When it comes to climate, transport has long been a problem child - | but so far mostly as a ...
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Opinion: BASF and low water levels: Transport as a climate victim
DAX poised for further records: E.on, BASF, Airbus and SAP in focus: The DAX remains stable with a gain of 0.2%. Despite geopolitical uncertainties ...
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DAX poised for further records: E.on, BASF, Airbus and SAP in focus
Markets this morning: New DAX records in sight: The DAX starts the week positively and remains near its record high. After a six-week rise ...
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Markets this morning: New DAX records in sight
BASF: Things are getting critical: Low water levels on the Rhine are severely impacting BASF. Transport costs are rising, and supply bottlenecks are looming ...
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BASF: Things are getting critical
Company: BASF: Pension plans cause unrest at the main plant: In Ludwigshafen, the chemical company is cutting thousands of jobs. The federal government's ...
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Company: BASF: Pension plans cause unrest at the main plant
BASF under pressure: | "Shipping will regulate itself": BASF and the shipping industry are struggling with historically low water levels on the Rhine ...
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BASF under pressure: |
Ludwigshafen: How much cooling water BASF needs and what it pays for it: Industry is a major consumer of water, including BASF. Most of it is used for cooling - ...
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Ludwigshafen: How much cooling water BASF needs and what it pays for it
A pianist is to lead BASF's agricultural division to the stock market: Livio Tedeschi is a chemist and an excellent pianist. He is to spin off BASF's ...
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A pianist is to lead BASF's agricultural division to the stock market
BASF, Evonik and Lanxess facing "production restrictions"?: The chemical industry is warning of production risks due to low water levels on the Rhine ...
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BASF, Evonik and Lanxess facing
BASF: Is help on the way?: Due to low water levels on the Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia's Transport Minister Krischer is planning a task force for better ...
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BASF: Is help on the way?
Ludwigshafen: Trash in BASF Parking Lot: Major Offenders and Difficult Disposal: A parking lot near BASF has been misused as a dumping ground for years ...
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Ludwigshafen: Trash in BASF Parking Lot: Major Offenders and Difficult ...
Company: Company housing: BASF is not backing down from the sale: For the first time since the sale of 3,300 company-owned apartments in the Ludwigshafen area ...
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Company: Company housing: BASF is not backing down from the sale
BASF: This is a surprise: BASF is temporarily halting the sale of 4,400 company apartments due to changed market conditions, while the individual sale of 1 ...
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BASF: This is a surprise
Recycling: Why BASF and Pirelli rely on old tires: Used tires become a valuable resource. How Pirelli, with BASF's help, manufactures brand-new tires from ...
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Recycling: Why BASF and Pirelli rely on old tires
Energy and power politics: How Russian gas made BASF rich: BASF, along with other corporations like Gazprom and political figures, played a major role in the ...
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Energy and power politics: How Russian gas made BASF rich
Ludwigshafen: BASF Halts Sale of Apartments: Here’s How Tenants Are Reacting: The news that BASF will not be selling its company apartments in Ludwigshafen after ...
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Ludwigshafen: BASF Halts Sale of Apartments: Here’s How Tenants Are ...
DAX with a strong start to an exciting week - | Hochtief, Volkswagen, SAP, BASF and Rheinmetall in focus
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DAX with a strong start to an exciting week - | Hochtief, Volkswagen, SAP ...
BASF raises forecast: BASF increases Q2 sales to €17.2 billion, exceeding expectations. Annual forecast raised to €6.9-7.7 billion, free cash flow between €1.5-2 ...
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BASF raises forecast
Luxinum receives emergency approval against blackgrass in winter wheat: Eagerly awaited by many farmers, a new active ingredient for controlling blackgrass in ...
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Luxinum receives emergency approval against blackgrass in winter wheat
Companies: BASF apartments: Relief and skepticism: BASF will not be selling a large portion of its 4,400 company apartments for the time being ...
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Companies: BASF apartments: Relief and skepticism
BASF: Chewing gum, plasters, and now electric car batteries: A BASF substance from Ludwigshafen is conquering the world
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BASF: Chewing gum, plasters, and now electric car batteries: A BASF ...
Ludwigshafen: Brownish cloud over BASF of toxic gases: Nitric acid leaked: On Saturday, a yellow-brown cloud formed over BASF, caused by the release of gases.
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Ludwigshafen: Brownish cloud over BASF of toxic gases: Nitric acid leaked
75 years of Styrofoam: BASF invention shapes construction and packaging - | Ludwigshafen
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75 years of Styrofoam: BASF invention shapes construction and packaging - ...
Ludwigshafen: How a BASF chemist is making German fuel from coal: 100 years ago, the production of synthetic gasoline began. Lignite was turned into fuel ...
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Ludwigshafen: How a BASF chemist is making German fuel from coal
Company: BASF receives billions for the sale of its coatings division: The Ludwigshafen-based chemical company BASF has completed the sale of large parts of its ...
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Company: BASF receives billions for the sale of its coatings division