China (Mainland)
Innovation Campus Shanghai
Innovation Campus Shanghai is the largest R&D site for BASF in the region, and serves as the global headquarters of BASF's Advanced Materials & Systems Research Technology Platform.
Overview
- Over 700 R&D employees
- Opened in November 2012, phase II inaugurated in November 2015
- Automotive Application Center, Asia Pacific and Process Catalysis R&D Center inaugurated in 2019
- Includes Asia Pacific Design Center
- First regional design consultation center in Asia Pacific opened in May 2016
- Hosting design-related activities for performance materials, coatings solutions, care chemicals, construction chemicals, pigments and leather chemicals
- Assisting customers and industrial designers in the various phases of product development
Research focus areas
- Advanced Materials & Systems Research
- Chemical Process Engineering
- Environmental Catalysts Research
- Functional Materials and Performance Products Development
