BASF stock: Company agrees to sell Mining Solutions business to SNF

Published on 11/13/2026 at 18:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BASF stock is in focus after the company agreed to sell its Mining Solutions business to SNF. Closing is expected in 2027.

Mining sale reshapes BASF portfolio

BASF agreed to sell its global Mining Solutions business to privately held specialty chemical company SNF.
The transaction covers the Cork production site and about 140 employees, with completion expected in 2027.
The deal follows a strategic review of BASF's Performance Chemicals portfolio.

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On November 12, BASF said it had agreed to sell its global Mining Solutions business to SNF, a privately held specialty chemicals company based in France. The announcement follows a strategic review within BASF's Performance Chemicals division. The details were published in a BASF news release.

Business scope and timing

The transaction includes BASF's global mining chemicals portfolio, the production site in Cork, Ireland, and about 140 employees. The business supplies leaching, flotation and solvent extraction reagents under brands including Luprofroth, Lupromin, Luproset, LIX and LixTRA.

Completion is expected in 2027, subject to approval by the relevant merger control authorities and customary closing conditions. Until completion, the transaction remains subject to the required regulatory process.

Strategic focus for investors

BASF said the sale is intended to sharpen its portfolio focus. For investors, the transaction marks another step in the company's effort to concentrate capital and management attention on its core businesses, while the financial impact will depend on the eventual closing and the treatment of the divested operations.