Our Chemicals operations represent the traditional core business of BASF in the NAFTA region. Our product range includes basic, intermediate, and performance chemicals, as well as specialty products. BASF Corporation's Chemicals business is committed to continuously meeting or exceeding the expectations of customers, employees, the BASF Group, and the general public. We are dedicated to providing products that help our customers to make their products better.

In a competitive environment, our success depends on responsiveness, focus and efficiency. Consequently, we view change as a challenge and we are dedicated to responding to our customers' needs quickly. We will nurture customer and supplier relationships for mutual benefit.

Basic, intermediates, and 80 percent of performance chemicals are all manufactured by BASF in North America. The Chemicals business also has access to BASF plants in Europe, Asia and South America to respond to customer needs. BASF Corporation is committed to continuous quality improvement. The manufacturing process of all chemical intermediates and industrial organics in Freeport, Texas, and Geismar, Louisiana, are ISO 9000 registered.

Chemicals
Joseph Breunig
President

Petrochemicals, Plasticizers & Solvents
A. Cenan Ozmeral
Group Vice President

Functional Polymers/Superabsorbent Polymers
To be announced
Group Vice President

Performance Chemicals
Gerry P. Podesta
Group Vice President

Inorganics
Uwe Liebelt
Director

Intermediates
Wayne T. Smith
Group Vice President

Chemicals Products

Diols

1,4-butanediol
1,6-hexanediol
Gamma-butyrolactone
N-methylpyrrolidone
N-vinylpyrrolidone
Tetrahydrofuran
PolyTHF? polytetrahydrofuran
Neol? neopentyl glycol

Amines

Aniline
Morpholine
Specialty amines

Inorganics

Carbonyl iron powders
Sulfur derivatives
Ammonium salts
Ferric chloride
Hydroxylamine sulfate
Sodium nitrite and nitrate
Iron oxides
Catalysts
Sodium methylate
Hydroxylamine free base
Hydroxylamine derivatives
Catamold, feedstock for metal and ceramic injection molding
Boron Trifluoride complexes

Specialty Intermediates

Propionic acid
Formic acid
Glyoxal
Triphenylphosphine
Imidazoles
Chloroformates
Acid Chlorides
Glutaraldehyde
Aromatic Intermediates

Functional Polymers

Acrylates

Acrylic acid
Butyl acrylate
2-ethylhexyl acrylate
Isobutyl acrylate
Methyl acrylate
Ethyl acrylate

Dispersions and Paper Chemicals

Styrene Butadiene Emulsions
Acrylic Copolymers Emulsions
Resins
Paper Process Chemicals, Colorants and Coating Binders

Petrochemicals, Plasticizers & Solvents

Plasticizer Chemicals

Palatinol? linear plasticizers
Phthalic anhydride

Oxo-Products

n- and isobutanol
2-ethyl hexanol
Cyclohexanone
Cyclohexanol
Dimethylformamide

Ethylene Oxide/Glycols

Ethylene oxide
Ethylene glycols

Performance Chemicals

Plurafac?, Pluronic?, Tetronic? nonionic surfactants
S-MAZ?, T-MAZ? and Mapeg? esters
Pluracol? polyethylene glycols, specialty anionic and cationic surfactants, Trilon? chelates,
Heliogen, Paliotol, Variocrom colorants
Luganil, Basyntan, Relurgan colorants and additives
Kieralon, Hifast, Helizarin, Bafixan colorants and additives

Energy Chemicals

Gasoline additives
Functional fluids