BASF Posts Strong Results;Overtakes Dow as Global Leader

摘要

BASF last week announced record sales and earnings for 2006 and expressed opti- mism for another strong performance in 2007.The company overtook Dow Chemical last year to become the largest firm by chemical sales,its revenues boosted by several acquisitions.BASF's 2006 sales,excluding oil and gas,reached Euro41.9 billion (52.8 billion).Dow Chemical reported sales of 49.1 billion for 2006.