In a restructuring that follows its 2009 acquisition of Ciba, BASF is consolidating its global pigment business. The German company will cut about 500 jobs out of 2,900 in pigment production and close ...

BASF plans to stop producing lead chromate pigments by the end of 2014. The firm says its lead chromate plant in Besigheim, Germany, will become a hub for replacements that offer the same yellow and ...