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Materials and chemicals: market and competitor brief

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BASF approaches Evonik, days after Evonik announced 3,200 job cuts.
On 22 September Evonik said it will cut 3,200 jobs worldwide, about 2,150 of them in Germany. On 25 September BASF confirmed exploratory talks about a potential takeover; Evonik confirmed a non-binding approach the same day.
Sources: www.evonik.com · www.basf.com
AI reading: Buyers of specialty additives, silicas and crosslinkers from either group may see account-team and portfolio changes over several quarters, whatever the outcome.
German producer prices: basic chemicals up 11.2% year on year.
August producer prices rose 4.6% year on year; basic chemicals rose 11.2%.
Sources: www.destatis.de
AI reading: Teams on fixed-price annual contracts may see the squeeze first in Q4.

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