BASF donates $500 to Southern Wildlife Festival
Donation supports annual nature, wildlife exposition

DECATUR, Ala., October 29, 2004 -- BASF recently donated $500 to the Southern Wildlife Festival, the annual Decatur nature and wildlife exposition that features artists and exhibitors from over 20 states.

The two-day event is the largest wildlife art show in Alabama, one of the largest in the south, and is listed as one of the best shows of its type in the nation. Held at Calhoun Community College, the festival attracts artists from across the United States to exhibit and sell original paintings, carvings, sculpture and photographs -- all with a wildlife theme.

“BASF has a strong commitment to helping make the communities in which we operate better,” said John Brock, Manager, Manager of BASF's Decatur site. "We're proud to support the 23rd annual Southern Wildlife Festival, and the many talented individuals who participate.”

Educational seminars being held at the festival include such topics as water gardens, the snakes of Northern Alabama, buckshot and musket loading, butterfly gardening, cooking wild game and bird watching on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.

Approximately 160 employees work at BASF's Decatur site. The site produces a variety of industrial coatings products.

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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