EPA recognizes BASF as Safer Choice innovator

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, June 7, 2017 – For the second year in a row, BASF was named a Safer Choice Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, and promotion of ingredients used in a range of Safer Choice label products.

“As a longtime supporter of the Safer Choice Program, BASF continually grows our portfolio of ingredients, which provides solutions to consumer demand for safe and sustainable products,” said Daniele Piergentili, Vice President, Home and Personal Care North America. “Our Sustainable Solutions Steering™ methodology allows BASF to not only evaluate products in our existing portfolio, but also proactively address safety and sustainability in the development of new solutions. This insight enables BASF to offer unique products and technologies to meet the growing demand for label transparency and sustainable cleaning products.”

The award was presented on May 15, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. More information is available at:
https://www.basf.com/us/en/pages/epa-safer-choice.html.

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Suggested caption: BASF’s Care Chemicals team receives the Safer Choice Innovator award for the most innovative supplier in the category. Pictured from left to right are Jeffrey Brown, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Home Care and I&I; Daniele Piergentili, Vice President, Home and Personal Care North America; Prerna Chatterjee, Marketing Manager, Sustainability, Home and Personal Care North America; and Kevin Song, Marketing Manager, Home Care North America.

About BASF´s Care Chemicals division

The BASF division Care Chemicals offers a broad range of ingredients for personal care, hygiene, home care, industrial & institutional cleaning, and technical applications. We are the global leading supplier for the cosmetics industry as well as the detergents and cleaners industry and support our customers with innovative and sustainable products, solutions and concepts. The division’s high-performance product portfolio includes surfactants, emulsifiers, polymers, emollients, chelating agents, cosmetic active ingredients and UV filters. Superabsorbent polymers developed for the full spectrum of hygiene applications complete the range. We have production and development sites in all regions and are expanding our presence in emerging markets. Further information is available on the Internet at www.care-chemicals.basf.com.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

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