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BASF, Cargill, P&G and GIZ collaborate to drive production of sustainable certified coconut oil in the Philippines and Indonesia

SINGAPORE – June 27, 2017 – BASF, Cargill, Procter & Gamble (P&G), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have joined together in a development partnership under the develoPPP.de programme by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The partnership will help establish a sustainable certified and transparent supply chain of coconut oil in the Philippines and Indonesia. 

BASF to divest its oleochemical surfactants business in Mexico to the Stepan Company

• Transaction includes manufacturing site in Ecatepec, Estado de Mexico

BASF spurs production of sustainable palm oil products

• 20 production sites worldwide now certified according to the RSPO standard
• BASF is Gold partner of the RSPO European Roundtable
• Good progress has been made in the changeover to certified sustainable palm oil products

BASF is making good progress on its palm commitment

• BASF publishes its first Palm Progress Report
• Worldwide 19 production sites RSPO-certified
• 2^nd BASF Palm Dialog at in-cosmetics

BASF’s innovation platform on extraction & processes yields first results: new anti-aging active Oligolin™

• Following innovation platforms on epigenetics and microbiome, BASF’s new research platform is focusing on extraction and processes
• New extraction process to obtain hydrolyzed flaxseed extract concentrated in oligosaccharides
• BASF’s new anti-aging active Oligolin stimulates epidermal cell differentiation, epidermis thickness and dermal fiber synthesis for a firmer and better hydrated skin
• Oligolin is recommended for natural concepts