About BASF
BASF SE operates as a chemical company worldwide. The company’s portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. It also offers a range of smart solutions for pest problems in urban and rural areas. The company focuses on solutions to manage scarce resources, such as water, nutrients and arable land to support farmers in creating sustainable yield increases. It delivers solutions to address challenges from combating rodent damage in field crops, to keeping homes, food establishments, and businesses clean and pest-free. The company supplies feed additives for livestock and pet nutrition. Segments Chemicals This segment consists of the company’s business with basic chemicals and intermediates. Its portfolio ranges from solvents and plasticizers to monomers and glues, as well as materials for detergents, plastics, textile fibers, paints and coatings, crop protection and medicines. Performance Products This segment offers vitamins and other food additives in addition to ingredients for pharmaceuticals, personal care and cosmetics, as well as hygiene and household products. Functional Materials and Solutions This segment bundles system solutions, services and products for specific sectors and customers, especially the automotive, electrical, chemical and construction industries, as well as applications for household, sports and leisure. Its portfolio consists of catalysts, battery matericals, engineerings plastics, polyurethane systems, automotive coatings, surface treatment solutions and concrete admixtures, as well as construction systems like tile adhesives and decorative paints. Agricultural Solutions This segment provides solutions in the areas of chemical and biological crop protection, seed treatment and water management, as well as for nutrient supply and plant stress. Oil and Gas This segment focuses on exploration and production in oil and gas regions in Europe, North Africa, Russia, South America and the Middle East. The company transports natural gas in Europe. History BASF SE was founded in 1865.
