| BASF donates $1,500 to Danville High School
Grant will support purchase of new computer equipment
DECATUR, Ala., September 28, 2004 -- BASF today presented Danville
High School with a $1,500 “Helping Make Communities Better”
grant that will be used to purchase new computer equipment.
"BASF's donation is greatly appreciated," said Gilmer
Ellis, Principal of Danville High School. "As with previous
donations the company has made, the funding will be put to good
use to help support our students."
"We're proud to continue our partnership with Danville High
School," said John Brock, Manager of BASF's Decatur site. "BASF
is known as the company that helps make products better. We also
have a strong commitment to helping make the schools and communities
in which we live and work better. We're glad to help support the
school’s technological resources."
Approximately 160 employees work at BASF's Decatur site. The site
produces a variety of industrial coatings products.
BASF - The Chemical Company. We don't make a lot of the products
you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.®
BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American
affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. We employ about 11,000
people in North America and had sales of approximately $9 billion
in 2003. For more information about BASF's North American operations,
or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit
www.basf.com/usa.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Our goal is to grow
profitably and further increase the value of our company. We help
our customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions
and high-quality products. BASF's portfolio ranges from chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals
to crude oil and natural gas. Through new technologies we can tap
into additional market opportunities. We conduct our business in
accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2003,
BASF had sales of approximately $42 billion and over 87,000 employees
worldwide. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet
at www.basf.com.
For more information, contact:
Frank Zorbino
BASF
Decatur, Ala.
Tel: (256) 584-5313
E-mail: zorbinf@basf.com
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com
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