Business Segments

We have 11 divisions grouped into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Nutrition & Care, Surface Technologies, Agricultural Solutions.

Our segments’ business models are consistently aligned with their respective strategic action areas. Customer orientation, innovation and sustainability are the cornerstones of future business success. Thanks to our extensive industry knowledge, we are aware of the particular challenges our customers are facing and we can offer customized solutions that support their specific efforts in their green transformation and make them even more successful.

Chemicals

The Chemicals segment comprises the Petrochemicals and Intermediates divisions. It contributes to our direct customer business and supplies the other segments with basic chemicals and intermediates, contributing to the organic growth of our key value chains. Customers in this segment mainly come from the chemical and plastics industries. We aim to further strengthen our competitiveness through technological leadership, operational excellence and products with a lower carbon footprint.

Materials

The Materials segment comprises the Performance Materials and the Monomers divisions. Together, these divisions have one of the world’s largest production capacities for high-performance plastics and precursors for processing industries. With its broad portfolio of large-volume monomers and basic polymers along the isocyanate and polyamide value chains, the Monomers division follows a lean and cost-optimized approach. The Performance Materials division offers innovative and customized solutions in engineering plastics, polyurethanes, thermoplastic polyurethanes and special plastics. Close cooperation with customers, especially with regard to sustainable product developments, generates additional value.

Industrial Solutions

The Industrial Solutions segment consists of the Dispersions & Resins and the Performance Chemicals divisions. It develops and markets ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, resins, process catalysts, adsorbents as well as refinery catalysts, additives and electronic materials. The segment aims to grow organically in key industries, such as coatings, construction, electronic materials, plastics and adhesives, paper coatings, automotive, as well as energy and resources. It intends to expand its market position by leveraging comprehensive industry expertise and application know-how.

Nutrition & Care

The Nutrition & Care segment consists of the Care Chemicals and the Nutrition & Health divisions. It serves the growing demands of food and feed producers and of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergent and cleaner industries. We leverage the BASF Verbund to offer innovative products, combining performance with beneficial sustainability profiles. We strive to expand our position as a leading provider of essential ingredients in the areas of nutrition, home and personal care, as well as for technical applications, mainly through organic growth based on global production capacities. We are focused on markets with long-term growth potential.

Surface Technologies

As of December 31, 2025, the Surface Technologies segment consisted of the Battery Materials and Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) divisions. Until October 1, 2025, the segment also included the Coatings division (for more information on the Coatings transactions, see Report 2025). The Surface Technologies portfolio includes chemical solutions for surfaces in the areas of battery materials and emissions catalysts, as well as services in the areas of precious metals and base metals. We improve our customers’ applications and processes with tailored products, technologies and solutions, and support them through geographical proximity across all regions. The aim is to drive BASF’s growth by leveraging our portfolio of technologies and existing customer networks.

Agricultural Solutions

We have a balanced and customer-focused portfolio in the Agricultural Solutions segment. Our product offering is designed for different crop systems. We offer solutions for seeds, traits, seed treatment products, biological and chemical crop protection products, digital tools and more sustainable solutions to deliver optimum outcomes for farmers, growers and other partners along the value chain. Our innovation pipeline is targeting a sales potential of more than €7.5 billion for products launched by 2034.