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 BASF posts forecast beating Q1 profit, shares gain

BASF posts forecast beating Q1 profit, shares gain

April 13, 2023 01:00 AM AEST | By Reuters

(Reuters) - German chemicals giant BASF on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected operating profit for the first quarter, mainly driven by its agricu...


 Henkel to lose sales momentum in 2023 after last year's jump

Henkel to lose sales momentum in 2023 after last year's jump

March 07, 2023 08:26 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Henkel said on Tuesday that it expects slower industrial and consumer demand to curtail sales growth this year after pric...


 Henkel sees organic sales growth of between 1% and 3% in 2023

Henkel sees organic sales growth of between 1% and 3% in 2023

March 07, 2023 05:46 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Henkel on Tuesday said it expects organic sales growth of between 1% and 3% for 2023, citing subdued industrial demand. T...


 Covestro flags full-year net loss of 300 million euros on write-downs

Covestro flags full-year net loss of 300 million euros on write-down...

January 14, 2023 04:25 AM AEDT | By Reuters

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Covestro said it incurred an unexpected net loss of 300 million euros ($324 million) last year, hurt by write-do...


 Swiss Six exchange opens probe into Clariant whistleblower case

Swiss Six exchange opens probe into Clariant whistleblower case

January 12, 2023 08:36 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Switzerland's Six stock exchange on Thursday opened an investigation into Clariant over the possible disclosure of price-sensitive...


 Swiss exchange Six opens probe into Clariant

Swiss exchange Six opens probe into Clariant

January 12, 2023 05:34 PM AEDT | By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Switzerland's Six exchange has opened an investigation into Clariant over the possible violation of rules on ad-hoc publicity, the...


 Germany's Evonik considers short-time work over energy crisis

Germany's Evonik considers short-time work over energy crisis

December 07, 2022 02:53 AM AEDT | By Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - German chemicals group Evonik Industries is considering short-time work due to the energy crisis, its chief executive told the WAZ...


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