LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, June 18 -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release:

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BASF strengthens its commitment to the biopharma and pharmaceutical ingredients industries through a new investment in North America

* New Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center in Wyandotte, Michigan expands BASF's existing network of poloxamers sites