| BASF chemists provide ‘hands-on’
learning experiences at science event
Experiments and demonstrations kick off National Chemistry Week
program
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., October 19, 2004 -- A group of chemists
from BASF, the company known for ‘helping make products better,’
made the complex world of chemistry seem much simpler at a science
event held at the Cranbrook Institute of Science this past Sunday
to mark the start of National Chemistry Week.
An outreach program of the American Chemical Society (ACS), National
Chemistry Week aims to enhance the public's awareness of the contributions
of chemistry to everyday life. Nearly 400 visitors, including many
local students, attended the four-hour program. During their presentations,
chemists from BASF’s Southfield and Wyandotte sites provided
"hands-on" experiments and scientific demonstrations designed
to support the National Chemistry Week theme of “Health and
Wellness.”
Several of the experiments dealt with the human body, including
one in which students used urine testing strips to look for protein
and glucose in solutions.
“The benefits of modern chemistry are all around us,”
said Denise Grimsley, a Senior Researcher from BASF's Wyandotte
site who serves as the National Chemistry Week coordinator for the
Detroit section of the ACS. “This program allowed us to offer
some personal insights into various aspects of the world of chemistry,
and to do so in a creative and informative way.”
Approximately 900 people are employed at BASF's Wyandotte site,
which produces a variety of urethane and specialty plastics products
for the automotive, industrial, and electronic industries. About
400 employees work at the Southfield site, which is the main location
for BASF's automotive coatings research and development in North
America.
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:
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com
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