据ICIS网站7月25日伦敦报道 总部位于德国的化工生产商首席执行官周四表示，尽管宏观经济状况不佳，巴斯夫希望在今年第四季度末完成其建筑化学品业务的出售。

随着公司摆脱非核心业务，该公司已将该业务及其颜料业务置于销售区。

潜在买家目前正在评估这项业务，尽管今年下半年经济反弹的可能性有所下降，但预计今年将达成相关协议。

巴斯夫首席执行官马丁布鲁德米勒表示：“建筑化学品业务正处于尽职调查阶段……买家的兴趣让我们对第四季度的前景非常乐观，因为第四季度将有一个合同到期。”

“我们认为，在目前的情况下，这不会对采购价格产生影响。”

布鲁德米勒表示，公司预计2020年颜料和建筑化学品业务销售额将带来可观的现金流。

他补充称，巴斯夫Wintershall Dea油气合资公司的首次公开募股（IPO）预计仍将在2020年下半年进行，但有待批准。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

BASF eyes Q4 close for construction chems sale

BASF is looking to achieve contract close on the sale of its construction chemicals business by the end of the fourth quarter this year, despite the bearish macroeconomic conditions, the CEO of the Germany-headquartered chemicals producer said on Thursday.

The company has put the unit, along with its pigments business, on the sales block as it moves to shed non-core operations.

Prospective buyers are currently evaluating the business, and a deal is expected to be agreed this year despite the odds of an economic rally in the second half of the year diminishing.

“Construction chemicals is in the due diligence phase… [interest] allows us to be very positive with a view on the fourth quarter, where there will be a contract closing,” said BASF's CEO Martin Brudermuller.

“We don’t think in the situation that we have today that it will have an effect on the purchasing price.”

The company expects substantial cash flows from the pigments and construction chemicals unit sales in 2020, Brudermuller said.

The initial public offering (IPO) of the company's Wintershall Dea oil and gas joint venture is still expected in the second half of 2020, pending certain approvals, he added.