Düsseldorf (ots) – The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has today confirmed the current rating of BB+ for the Gerresheimer Group and continues to categorize the outlook as stable. The focus of the MDAX company on the pharma & life science industry is therefore assessed as positive and sustainable by the rating agency. About Gerresheimer [...]
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Gerresheimer AG expands its Management Board: Andreas Schütte appointed as new member
Düsseldorf (ots) – Mr. Andreas Schütte (47) has been appointed to the Management Board of Gerresheimer AG with effect from May 1, 2009. Within the Gerresheimer Management Board Mr. Schütte assumes responsibility for the Plastic Systems Division. This Division comprises Gerresheimer Wilden GmbH and the Business Unit of Gerresheimer Plastic Packaging. Gerresheimer Wilden develops and [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – What makes blue-jeans blue?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – As far back as the Middle Ages in Europe, blue has always been a color worn by the nobility. Some kings wore blue cloaks to their crowning ceremonies. The dye was made from a substance that had to be brought all the way from far-off India – indigo, which was made from [...]
BASF Fuel Cell on Hanover Fair 2009
(pressebox) Ludwigshafen, 17.04.2009, BASF Fuel Cell GmbH presents new products for fuel cells and reformers on Hanover Fair 2009. A team of experts is available for visitors in hall 13, booth E 54/2, and informs about the latest developments. With the Celtec® product line, BASF is the technology leader for high temperature membrane electrode assemblies [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – Why do you wince when you bite into a lemon?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – If someone is brave enough to bite into a lemon, then you can instantly tell from their expression that it wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience. There’s a reason why we can perceive the taste of sour. If something is too acidic, then it sends a signal to the brain. In entertaining episodes [...]
Salcomix introduces a new VOC-compliant 2K topcoat
(pressebox) Münster, 02.04.2009, Salcomix’s VOC-compliant product portfolio of cleaners, body fillers and undercoat materials now has a new component: an acrylic-based 2K topcoat. Salcomix is a brand of BASF Coatings. Available as a high or semi-glossy VOC-compliant topcoat, the 900/901 VOC TPC-ACR converter complements the Salcomix topcoat system for the light-industry sector. The high-gloss 900 [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – Why is it sometimes so hard to get ketchup out of the bottle?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – Ketchup can be a stubborn condiment. Just when you’re ready to bite into a burger, it often refuses to flow. Only when you give the bottle a serious shake or two does it start to move. And there’s a reason why. Ketchup isn’t your normal, everyday liquid. In entertaining episodes our Chemical [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – What’s the difference in carbon between a pencil lead and a diamond?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – The lead of a pencil is made out of the mineral graphite, which is one of the forms – or ‘allotropes’ – of the element carbon. Diamond is another. It’s also made up of pure elemental carbon. But even though both materials are made of only carbon atoms, they have strikingly different [...]
C4 Advanced Solutions and EADS Defence & Security create a Joint Venture
(pressebox) Ottobrunn, 24.02.2009, C4 Advanced Solutions (C4AS) a wholly owned subsidiary of the Emirates Advanced Investments group and EADS Defence & Security (DS) create a Joint Venture company in Abu Dhabi to develop and market High Tech solutions in the field of Defence and Security applications. This JV company will open a long term relationship [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – What gives a rubber band its elasticity?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – If you stretch a rubber band and then release it, it snaps back into its original shape. As you probably know, rubber has elastic properties, which is why its also called an elastomer. However, the natural state of caoutchouc, or raw rubber, is exactly the opposite of elastic. It’s plastic, which means [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – What happens to meat when you roast it?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – The discovery of fire opened up whole new worlds of taste for stone-age humans. They could start turning those chunks of raw mammoth meat into beautifully browned roast leg of mammoth and were benefiting from an interesting chemical reaction. In 1912, did French chemist Louis Camille Maillard begin to shed light on [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – Why does ice melt when you sprinkle salt on it?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – Every winter it’s the same old problem: Ice and snow wreak havoc with traffic. To battle the slick roads, the winter services people are out there day and night spreading salt on the streets. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life. [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – How does a plasma monitor work?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – In simple terms, behind the glass on the front of a plasma screen you’ll find a whole lot of tiny cells that are filled with one of the ‘noble’ gases, generally neon or xenon. Each of these cells represents a single point – a pixel. If a voltage is applied to the [...]
Gerresheimer ascends to the MDAX
Düsseldorf (ots) – Gerresheimer stock becomes even more attractive through inclusion in MDAX on December 22, 2008 On September 6, 2007 Gerresheimer was already included in the SDAX ahead of the normal scheduling process Gerresheimer stock will be included in the MDAX Index on December 22, 2008. This was decided by the Management Board of [...]
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter – What is shoe polish made of?
Ludwigshafen (ots) – If you want your leather shoes to continue to look clean and snazzy, then there’s no way around it: you have to polish them occasionally. The polish that you apply contains both fats – lipids – and wax. The lipids make the leather soft and smooth, while the wax protects it from [...]
