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BASF Deals With Demand Decline; Shortens Workweek; Builds New Plants

Announcing first-quarter financials, BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, acknowledged an extremely difficult environment — sales were 23% lower than in the first quarter of 2008. The company responded by cutting production to reflect the decline in demand and reduced inventories.


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Celanese Promotes Process Safety; Navigates Financial Woes

April is usually reserved for taxes and foolish pranks. But for Celanese, the month of April 2009 was all about safety. Indeed, April 2009 marked one full year in which no Celanese facility around the world had a lost-time injury.
“Safety is a cultural cornerstone and a core value of Celanese,” said James A. Conner, vice president of global operations and technology.


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