The BASF Group

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Until December 31, 2018, our portfolio was arranged into four segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions and Agricultural Solutions.1 Since January 1, 2019, BASF’s activities have been grouped into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions.

1 Excluding the oil and gas activities presented as discontinued operations

Intelligent Verbund concept

Production, technology, market, digitalization

In 90+ countries

employees contribute to our success and that of our customers worldwide

New organization

since January 1, 2019

Closer to customers

by embedding business-critical parts of the functional units into the divisions