LONDON: BASF SE led European chemical stocks lower as a slowdown in markets from cars to crops and the impact of the US-China trade war led the industry’s leader to issue a stark profit warning.
The world’s biggest chemical maker slashed its forecast for 2019, saying earnings before interest, taxes and special items could be 30% lower versus 2018 levels, “mainly due to the trade conflicts,” it said on Monday.
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