BASF at a Glance

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees contribute to the BASF Group’s success worldwide. Our business comprises the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.

Sales

€68.9 billion

(2022: €87.3 billion)

EBIT before special items

€3.8 billion

(2022: €6.9 billion)

EBITDA before special items

€7.7 billion

(2022: €10.8 billion)

ROCE

4.5%

(2022: 10.0%)

Free cash flow

€2.7 billion

(2022: €3.3 billion)

Sales and employees by region

(by location of company)

Sales by segment and Other

Greenhouse gas emissions^a

(million metric tons of CO₂ equivalents)

Capital expenditures

(capex)

€5.2 billion

(2022: €4.1 billion)

Employees at year-end

111,991

(2022: 111,481)

Research and development expenses

€2.1 billion

(2022: €2.3 billion)

Personnel expenses

€11.0 billion

(2022: €11.4 billion)

^aScope 1 and Scope 2 (excluding the sale of energy to third parties)

White biotechnology – also known as industrial biotechnology – uses microorganisms and enzymes to produce chemical and biochemical products. The product portfolio of White Biotechnology is manifold and comprises basic chemicals, monomers, and many specialty chemicals like vitamins, food and feed supplements, as well as pharmaceutical and agricultural intermediates. Biotechnological processes are often more efficient than classical chemical production and require less raw materials and energy. Usually, they are based on renewable raw material and exhibit a beneficial carbon footprint. Some products like enzymes or complicated actives are only accessible via White Biotechnology and cannot be manufactured by chemical synthesis. The first steps in process development for new substances take place in the fermentation laboratory in Ludwigshafen. The production volume is increased step by step. Fermenters with a volume of just a few liters are used. Lab technicians Yvonne Liebner and Torsten Renz are operating a 5-liter bioreactor.

BASF Factbook

BASF Factbook

May 2023

BASF Report 2023

BASF Report 2023

BASF History

BASF History

Discover a company history which shows how chemistry enables new ideas and solutions. For more than 150 years – from 1865 until today.

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“BASF at a glance”

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“BASF at a glance”

Last Update February 23, 2024