BASF SE rallied 7.5 percent as the world's largest chemicals maker reported profit that beat estimates.

BASF SE作为世界最大的化工产品制造商利润超出预期，达到7.5%的涨幅。

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Few, however, have been as successful as BASF, which has proved adept at swallowing smaller competitors and then cutting their costs.

然而很少有像巴斯夫这样成功的吞并较小的对手然后消减他们的成本。

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BASF, the world's biggest chemical company, saw its profits drop by half as both volumes and prices slumped.

世界最大的化学公司巴斯夫发现在销量和价格骤降下盈利下降了一半。

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He has formed the "Third Industrial Revolution Roundtable" with 100 leaders from industry - big names such as IBM and BASF are on the list - as well as governments to further promote the idea.

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Two hundred fifty of that top tier are foreign companies including such well-known firms as Axa, BASF, Deutsche Telecom, Roche and Adidas.

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