Shanghai
BASF Pudong site
An integrated site with global, regional and local activities for research and development, production, sales and marketing, and functional units
Location: Gaoqiao, Pudong, Shanghai
Key milestones:
- Established in 1994
- Became a wholly-owned BASF entity in 2000
- Home to the BASF Greater China headquarters (legal entity since 2004; operations since 2012)
- Innovation Campus Shanghai established in 2012, phase II inaugurated in November 2015
- In 2023, Innovation Campus Shanghai phase III inaugurated
- Operating nine production plants and a wastewater treatment plant by the end of 2025
Products: Advanced materials including Ultramid® (polyamide, PA), Ultradur® (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT), polyurethane systems, Elastollan® thermoplastics polyurethane elastomers (TPU) and Cellasto® (microcellular polyurethane), acrylic dispersions and copolymers colorants, detergent, metal complex dyes, leather auxiliaries, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K30), inverse emulsion for water treatment, mobile emissions catalysts, Glysantin® (coolant), Hydraulan® (brake fluid) and KEROPUR® (fuel additives)
BASF Caojing site
A major production site with two wholly-owned companies and two joint ventures
Location: Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai
Key milestones:
- Established in 2002
- First PolyTHF® production in 2005
- TDI/MDI commercial operation in 2006
- BASF Coatings Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. officially moved from Pudong New Area to Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in 2025
- Operating 16 production plants by the end of 2025
Major companies:
- BASF Chemicals Co. Ltd. (wholly-owned)
- BASF Coatings Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (wholly-owned)
- BASF (Shanghai) Coatings Manufacturing Co., Ltd (the subsidiary of BASF (Shanghai) Coatings Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Shanghai Huayi)
- Shanghai BASF Polyurethane Company Limited (joint venture with Shanghai Huayi and Sinopec Gaoqiao)
Products: Polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF®), TDI (toluene diisocyanate), MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), polyisocyanate (Basonat®), precious metals-based salts and solutions, automotive coatings, resins and electrocoat, polyamide polymerization, process catalysts, antioxidants, and waste plastics pyrolysis oil.