据悉,巴斯夫公司周三表示,公司将组建一个全球业务部门整合旗下所有的颜料业务,该部门将从2016年1月起开始正式运营。2016年下半年,巴斯夫打算剥离颜料业务,建立独立法人。巴斯夫是全球领先的颜料生产商,2014年实现销售收入约10亿欧元(10.9亿美元),全球范围内拥有2500名员工。新业务部门的总部或将位于路德维希港地区。所有从事颜料业务的员工将划至该部门。巴斯夫表示,组建独立法人将允许公司可以自由地评价所有可能的选择。不过巴斯夫公司拒绝透露是否有寻求出售该业务的打算。
庞晓华摘译自《Chemical Week》2015-7-22
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BASF to restructure pigments busines
8:07 AM MDT | July 22, 2015 | Natasha Alperowicz
BASF said on Wednesday that it will form a global business unit (GBU) combining all of its pigments activities effective January 2016. In the second half of 2016, BASF intends to carve out its pigments business and establish separate legal entities. With sales of about €1 billion ($1.09 billion) in 2014 and 2,500 employees globally, BASF holds a leading position in the pigments market. The new GBU will likely be headquartered in the Ludwigshafen area. All employees who are dedicated to the pigments business will be transferred to the new GBU. BASF says that establishing separate legal entities will give the company the freedom to "evaluate all possible options." It declines to say whether it is looking to sell the operation.