German chemicals company BASF gained 2.1% after raising its 2020 sales guidance, helping the Stoxx Europe 600 chemicals index to close 1% higher.

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Russian security software giant Kaspersky Lab said Wednesday that it signed a five year deal with multinational chemical company BASF to supply enterprise security software for 100, 000 end points worldwide.

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Dupont competes with other diversified industrial and chemical companies like Dow Chemicals , 3M Company and BASF.

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Huntsman is manufacturing the substance along with BASF and several Chinese companies--including Shanghai Huayi (group company) and Sinopec Shanghai Gao Qiao Petrochemical Corp.

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