BASF is official partner of the “Germany and China – Moving Ahead Together” initiative that was announced on August 27, 2007 in Beijng by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
The initiative is being organized by the German Foreign Office in close cooperation with the Goethe-Institut as project coordinator, the “Germany – Land of Ideas” initiative and the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA).
“Germany and China – Moving Ahead Together” enjoys the joint patronage of Federal President Horst Köhler and Chinese President Hu Jintao.
More information about the initiative can be found at  www.germany-and-china.com.

BASF has been a committed partner to Greater China since 1885. It is one of the biggest foreign investors in the Chinese chemical industry.  The company has approximately 6,300 employees and operates 19 BASF wholly owned subsidiaries and 10 BASF joint ventures in 2008.  BASF’s sales in Greater China is about €4.2 billion. For further information, please visit
 www.greater-china.basf.com

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF has approximately 97,000 employees and posted sales of more than €62 billion in 2008.
Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at  www.basf.com