The company’s financial strength and proven track record of strong sales and earnings growth in China enabled BASF to obtain highly attractive financing conditions for the loan.

Sasol Limited (Sasol) has completed a $4 billion credit facility for its ethane cracker and derivatives at its existing site in Lake Charles, LA.

Autonomic Materials Inc. (AMI), specialist in the commercialization of microencapsulated self-healing additives for coatings, has raised $2.4 million in Series B financing.

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has successfully issued a German schuldschein (a traditional German floating or fixed-debt instrument) with a volume of EUR 150 million.