Article: Pharma business sold for $6.9 billion -- "BASF to focus more strongly on innovative chemistry, a highly efficient Verbund and a global presence".

M2 PRESSWIRE-15 December 2000-BASF: Pharma business sold for $6.9 billion -- "BASF to focus more strongly on innovative chemistry, a highly efficient Verbund and a global presence"

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Increasing BASF's financial flexibility

Accelerating the ongoing share buy-back program and reducing financial indebtedness

More than 50 percent of future sales to come from cyclically resilient operations BASF (NYSE: BF) is focusing on the strengths of its portfolio in order to broaden its base for further profitable growth.

That is why the world's biggest chemical company is selling its ...

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