BASF welcomes new operators to Geismar site

GEISMAR, LA, November 6, 2013 -- As part of its continuing growth, BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana site recently welcomed 19 new employees as plant operators.

These operators recently completed a seven-week training curriculum held at the BASF Geismar site that helped further prepare them for their production roles in the plant.

BASF has announced more than $350 million in project investment at Louisiana sites since 2009. For more information on careers at BASF in Louisiana, visit http://www.basf.us/la-jobs.

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Suggested caption: New BASF employees and their instructor celebrate the successful completion of their seven-week operator training course. Each employee is now working at BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana, site on various assignments. Bottom row, from left, are Dwayne Griffin, David Amos, Brandon LeBlanc, and Keith McNeal. Second row, from left, are Joe Rowser, Alisha Anderson, Chris Paciera, Brandon Temple, Davin Branch, JoAnn Terrebonne, and Martin Decoteau. Third row, from left, are Byron Landry, Dustin Oliver, Jonathan Rayburn, Nicholas Poole, Kenneth Grube, Billy Kliebert, Alex Caro, and Gustavo Outeiral.

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BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,600 employees in North America, and had sales of $18.5 billion in 2012. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of €72.1 billion in 2012 and more than 110,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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