BASF grant supports science education at Blackhawk High School
Donation will support student attendance at science summer camp

MONACA, Pa., November 5, 2004 -- BASF today presented Blackhawk High School with a $500 “Helping Make Communities Better” grant that the high school will use to fund a student’s attendance at the Sci-Quest summer camp at Seton Hill College in Greensburg, Pa.

“We thank BASF for this contribution in support of our science education efforts,” said Kim Baker, a chemistry teacher at Blackhawk High School, in accepting the grant. “Students who have previously attended the summer camp have been thrilled with the great content as well as the many science experiments they get to perform.”

The grant continues BASF's company-wide commitment to science education.

“BASF is known as the company that helps make products better. We also have a commitment to helping make the schools and communities in which we do business better,” said Jim Mason, Manager of BASF's Monaca site. " We're proud to support Blackhawk High School’s science program. Attending this outstanding science summer camp can serve as a great inspiration for a student who may go on to be a chemist, researcher, or engineer.

About 100 people work at BASF's Monaca site, which produces latex used in paper coatings, adhesives, paints and carpet backing.

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For more information, contact:
Jim Mason
BASF
Monaca, Pa.
Tel: (724) 773-7216
E-mail: masonj@basf-corp.com

Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com