Wayne T. Smith is the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corp., Florham Park, NJ, as of May 1, 2015.

DiversityInc has ranked BASF #28 on its 2015 Top 50 Companies for Diversity ranking.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, posted annual sales of €1.22 billion in Greater China in 2014, indicating an increase of 14 percent compared with that of the previous year (€1.07 billion in 2013).

Argex Titanium Inc. (Argex), an emerging producer of titanium dioxide (TiO₂), has signed a letter of intent with PVS Chemicals, a chemicals manufacturer, and PVS's wholly owned subsidiary, Fanchem Ltd., to distribute 100% of the iron byproducts produced at Argex's first industrial-scale TiO₂ plant, which will be located in Valleyfield, Quebec.

Wacker Chemie AG ended fiscal 2014 with increases in both sales and earnings.

As it turns 150 in 2015, BASF announced an anniversary program that includes celebrations, a historical retrospective, and a global co-creation program with partners on the topics of energy, food, and urban living.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has signed a definitive agreement to sell ANGUS Chemical Co. (ANGUS) to Golden Gate Capital for $1.215 billion.

Bernard Roche, President & CEO of Arkema Inc., the U.S. unit of the Arkema Group, issued the following statement after a White House meeting on September 16 at which Arkema highlighted its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming.

Taminco Corp., a leading producer of alkylamines and alkylamine derivatives, announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Eastman Chemical Co. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.8 billion in cash.

Bayer announced on September 18 that it plans to focus entirely on the Life Science businesses - HealthCare and CropScience - and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company.