據悉，巴斯夫公司拒絕就公司正在出售旗下光引發劑業務的報導作出評論，光引發劑業務是巴斯夫旗下分散體和顏料部門的一部分。彭博社周五引用知情人士的話報導，巴斯夫已經聘請顧問幫助出售該業務。

巴斯夫表示，公司是全球性能添加劑的領導者，尤其是光引發劑和光穩定劑領域。2015年巴斯夫旗下分散體和顏料業務部門實現銷售收入46億歐元（53億美元）。2014年巴斯夫公司提升了位于意大利莫爾塔拉的光引發劑產量和效率。該裝置已經成為全球最大的光引發劑生產裝置之一。

龐曉華摘譯自《Chemical Week》2016-4-11

原文如下：

Report: BASF to sell photoinitiators business

4:40 AM MDT | April 11, 2016 | Natasha Alperowicz

BASF declined to comment on reports that it is in the process of selling its photoinitiators business, which forms part of its dispersions & pigments operation. Bloomberg on Friday reported that BASF has hired advisors to help market the business, quoting people familiar with the situation.

BASF says it is the global leader in performance additives, particularly of photoinitiators and light stabilizers. In 2015 the dispersions & pigments business reported sales of €4.6 billion ($5.3 billion). The company in 2014 boosted its photoinitiator production and efficiency at Mortara, Italy. The site is one of the largest in the world for the production of photoinitiators.