Jobs at German chemical company BASF’s plant in Harjavalta, Finland, are at stake due to repeated delays and a court impasse over obtaining permits from authorities. BASF warned on Thursday that it is now considering indefinite layoffs of all employees at the plant if the permitting issue is not resolved. The chemical company plans to produce precursor chemicals for batteries at the plant, but efforts to win regulatory approval in Finland in order to commission the facility have been dragging on for years. Most recently, a Finnish court suspended an environmental permit granted at the end of 2…