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BASF is the largest chemical company in the world. We aim to sustain
and
increase our corporate value through growth and innovation.
We offer our customers a range of high-performance products, including
high-value chemicals, plastics, colorants and pigments, dispersions,
automotive and industrial coatings, agricultural products and fine
chemicals as well as crude oil and natural gas. Our distinctive
Verbund strategy is our strength. It ensures our cost leadership
and thus gives us a decisive competitive advantage in the long term.
We act in accordance with the principles of Sustainable
Development.
These pages represent the printed version of the Financial Report
as of March 14, 2001.
Forward-looking statements
This report contains forward-looking statements under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
based on current expectations, estimates and projections of
BASF management and currently available information. They are
not guarantees of future performance, involve certain risks
and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are based
upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be
accurate. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance
or achievements of BASF to be materially different from those
that may be expressed or implied by such statements. Such factors
include those discussed in BASF’s Form 20-F filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. We do not assume any obligation to
update the forward-looking statements contained in this report. |
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