2018
BASF acquires a number of activities and assets of Bayer, which it had to divest in the framework of the acquisition of Monsanto. With this, BASF welcomes some 400 new employees in Belgium.
2017
BASF subsidiary CropDesign is reorganized into a center of excellence for plant phenotyping and moves to new headquarters.
2016
BASF acquires Chemetall, a leading global supplier of applied surface treatments for metal, plastic and glass substrates. The acquisition also includes the Benelux subsidiary Chemetall B.V.
2015
BASF prepares to invest heavily in groundbreaking technology for superabsorbent polymers. The plant in Antwerp is the first one to be expanded and modified for the manufacture of this innovative product, SAVIVATM.
2014
BASF celebrates its 50th anniversary in Antwerp with its (former) employees, neighbors and other stakeholders. BASF enters into an agreement with the City of Antwerp, "Elements for Talents". In this agreement the company commits to providing substantive and financial support for various training and education projects for youth during the next few years.
2011
BASF sells its fertilizer activities, including a large production installation in Antwerp, to the Russian fertilizer manufacturer EuroChem.
The European Commission gives BASF and INEOS the green light for the formation of the joint venture Styrolution. The Antwerp facilities that manufacture and ship styrenics are included in this joint venture.
BASF Coatings Services centralizes its operations into a new headquarters in Bornem. Customers in the south of the country are still partly serviced from the company’s site in Battice. In September, BASF Coatings Services opens its Refinish Competence Center in Bornem. It is one of the safest training facilities in Europe.
BASF Belgium SA/NV and BASF Coordination Center Comm. V merge into the new entity BASF Belgium Coordination Center Comm. V.