{
  "id": 16056943,
  "title": "Markus Kamieth: \"Collective bargaining agreements remain untouched\": BASF CEO advertises with job guarantees for Evonik takeover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/markus-kamieth-tarifvertrage-bleiben-unangetastet-basf-chef-wirbt-mit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:31:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/markus-kamieth-basf-chef-wirbt-mit-jobgarantien-fuer-evonik-uebernahme/100264295.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "BASF is offering job guarantees to employees of Evonik in the event of a takeover. According to BASF CEO Markus Kamieth, no layoffs due to business reasons would occur until 2032, and collective bargaining agreements and social partnerships would remain intact. Kamieth also stated that Essen and North Rhine-Westphalia would remain an important location with at least one board of directors' resource. He expressed interest in continuing to operate Evonik's chemical parks in Marl and Wesseling, which employ around 3500 people.",
  "summary": "Markus Kamieth is speaking out for the first time directly about the company's plans to buy. The BASF CEO assures that job losses due to operational reasons at Evonik will be excluded until 2032.",
  "key_points": [
    "Collective agreements and social partnership remain unchanged in the takeover of Evonik by BASF.",
    "Markus Kamieth emphasizes Essen and Ruhr area's importance for BASF operations."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}