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Business & Financial News | October 2, 2025

BASF presents progress on “Winning Ways” strategy

One year after the announcement of its “Winning Ways” strategy, BASF today confirmed its 2028 financial targets and provided an update on its standalone and core businesses as part of a Capital Market Update in Antwerp, Belgium. “The last 12 months have shown that we are focusing on the right topics with our new strategy. We are making good progress in terms of execution, and we are confident in achieving our financial targets for 2028,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, during his keynote. “Our focus on portfolio steering, capital allocation and performance culture will position BASF well for future profitable growth.”
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Trade News | October 7, 2025

BASF expands production capacity for dispersions for the architectural coatings and construction industries in Dilovası, Türkiye

Ludwigshafen, Germany – October 07, 2025 – BASF has started up a new production line dedicated to dispersions for architectural coatings and construction materials at its facility in Dilovası, Türkiye. The expansion has significantly increased production capacity at the Dilovası site, allowing BASF to meet the rising demand for dispersions in Türkiye, the Middle East, and Northwest Africa. It also extends the regional product portfolio, which can now cover for a shift in local customer needs and drive innovation.

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Trade News | October 7, 2025

BASF showcases inspiring textures and new cosmetic ingredients at SEPAWA Congress 2025

At this year’s SEPAWA Congress, taking place from October 15 to 17 in Berlin, Germany, BASF will present its latest innovations for the cosmetics industry, continuing on its path Beyond Beauty with the launch of #TextureVibes – a concept inspired by social media trends and the evolving preferences of Gen Z and Generation Alpha.

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Fossil resources substituted by pyrolysis oil from chemical recycling in the production process of Styropor® Ccycled® Photo: BASF
Trade News | October 6, 2025

Pescafácil starts transporting fish and seafood in Knauf Industries’ CELOOPS® boxes produced with Ccycled® EPS from BASF

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain – Sea products supplier Pescafácil, specialized in seafood, has started using fish boxes made of Knauf Industries’ CELOOPS® material, which is produced using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Styropor® Ccycled® from BASF. In the manufacturing process of Ccycled® materials, fossil feedstocks are replaced by pyrolysis oil at the very beginning of the BASF value chain. This pyrolysis oil is obtained from post-consumer plastic waste through chemical recycling and attributed to the EPS via the mass balance approach. By this, the three companies contribute strongly to the circularity of plastics.
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Trade News | October 2, 2025

Turning scrap into new –
BASF presents two new recycling processes for polyamides from end-of-life vehicles

BASF develops two recycling routes for PA6 from end-of-life vehicles: depolymerization and solvent‑based recycling. Pilot projects with ZF and Pöppelmann show near‑series use, processing components for Mercedes‑Benz. The aim: return dismantled parts and complex waste streams (z. B. ASR) to high‑quality recyclates, supporting a circular plastics economy.
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Trade News | October 2, 2025

BASF launches first rice yield guarantee via xarvio® HEALTHY FIELDS with AI-powered “Humus” soil improvement service

(Cologne, Germany) – BASF Digital Farming has launched “xarvio® HEALTHY FIELDS for RiTA” in Japan - a first of its kind yield performance guarantee service that integrates soil improvement AI-powered service “Humus” with the agricultural outcome guarantee program xarvio HEALTHY FIELDS. BASF and NEWGREEN have partnered to offer the service to rice farmers practicing water saving Dry Direct-Seeding Rice (DSR) cultivation.
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