Investor Releases

With today’s presentation of its corporate strategy, BASF is setting a new direction: “Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation,” says Dr. Markus Kamieth, BASF’s Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, during his keynote at the Capital Markets Day in Ludwigshafen: “The strong and broad portfolio of chemical businesses at our core is what makes BASF most relevant to customers globally, across a wide variety of industries. Our standalone businesses serve distinct industries and are less connected to our integrated value chains. Going forward, we will unlock the value of these businesses.”

Ludwigshafen – September 26, 2024 – BASF is setting a new direction with its corporate strategy and has defined financial targets for 2025 to 2028 and updated its dividend policy accordingly.

Ludwigshafen, September 12, 2024 – BASF’s Operating Division Care Chemicals today released the second edition of its Responsible Sourcing Report (RSR). The report shows the division’s progress made in 2023 in the topic of sustainability with its three pillars – economy, environment and society – and is also an endorsement of BASF's commitment to sustainability, demonstrating the company’s dedication to supporting smallholder farmers and promoting sustainable practices.

Following the approval by all relevant authorities, Wintershall Dea’s exploration and production (E&P) business excluding Russia-related activities was transferred to Harbour Energy plc (Harbour) on September 3, 2024; it consists of producing and development assets as well as exploration rights in Norway, Argentina, Germany, Mexico, Algeria, Libya (excluding Wintershall AG), Egypt and Denmark (excluding Ravn) as well as Wintershall Dea’s carbon storage (CCS) licenses. In exchange, the shareholders of Wintershall Dea – BASF (72.7%) and LetterOne (27.3%) – received total cash consideration of $2.15 billion (BASF share: $1.56 billion) and new shares issued by Harbour equating to a total shareholding in the enlarged Harbour of 54.5% (BASF share: 39.6%). The agreed enterprise value for the Wintershall Dea assets amounts to $11.2 billion. This amount includes the outstanding bonds of Wintershall Dea with a nominal value of around $4.9 billion that were also transferred to Harbour at closing.