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BASF at a glance


BASF is the world’s leading chemical company – The Chemical Company. With over 95,000 employees as well as close to 100 large and a multitude of smaller production sites worldwide we serve customers and partners in almost all countries of the world.

The BASF portfolio comprises:




Chemicals 

Plastics 

Performance Products 

Functional Solutions 

Agricultural Solutions 

Oil & Gas 

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In 2007, BASF posted sales of Euro 58.0 billion and income before special items of approximately Euro 7.6 billion. We help our customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions and high-quality products. Through new technologies we can tap into additional market opportunities. We conduct our business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

Sales by segment

Pie chart: Conversion after segments
Million € %
1
Chemicals 9,358 16
2
Plastics 9,976 17
3
Performance Products 8,862 15
4
Functional Solutions 9,491 16
5
Agricultural Solutions 3,137 6
6
Oil & Gas 10,517 18
7
Other 6,610 12
  Total 57,951 100.0

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Who we are



BASF is the world’s leading chemical company - The Chemical Company. As a reliable partner, we help our customers in almost all industries to be more successful. With high-value products and intelligent solutions, with innovations and new technologies, we open up new market opportunities for ourselves and our customers.

What we aim to achieve



We aim to constantly increase the value of our company by growing profitably. With our products and services, we want to participate in successfully shaping the future of our customers, business partners and employees.

How we shape the future



We combine economic success with social responsibility and environmental protection. We make our contribution to finding the answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. This is our contribution to a better future for us and for coming generations.

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