Sales
€87.3 billion
(2021: €78.6 billion)
Global
Investors
BASF at a Glance
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 111,500 employees contribute to the BASF Group’s success worldwide. Our business is divided into the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.
EBIT before special items
€6.9 billion
(2021: €7.8 billion)
ROCE
10.0%
(2021: 13.7%)
Greenhouse gas emissions
(million metric tons of CO2 equivalents)
Capital expenditures
(capex)
€4.1 billion
(2021: €3.4 billion)
Employees at year-end
111,481
(2021: 111,047)
Research and development expenses
€2.3 billion
(2021: €2.2 billion)
Personnel expenses
€11.4 billion
(2021: €11.1 billion)
Sales by segment and Other
Sales and employees by region
(by location of company)
We are driving the transformation
Innovations based on chemistry can help to overcome many of the challenges of our time – from climate change and resource scarcity to feeding the world’s growing population. Products, solutions and technologies from BASF enable and accelerate the transformation to a sustainable future in all these areas. We as a company are also undergoing major changes: the shift toward climate neutrality and circular business models. Our corporate purpose is our mission and motivation: We create chemistry for a sustainable future.
