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October 28, 2026

Strength across all core businesses drives BASF Group’s considerable growth in EBITDA before special items

BASF delivered another strong quarter. Sales increased by 14 percent compared with the prior-year quarter to reach €16.4 billion. The increase was mainly driven by considerably higher prices (plus 12%) and slightly higher volumes (plus 2%). At €1.6 billion, EBITDA before special items rose significantly by 15 percent compared with the third quarter of 2025. All core businesses contributed to this.

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The new MDI plant at BASF’s Geismar Verbund site in Louisiana is the largest wholly owned investment BASF has made in the United States to date. The total investment amounts to approximately US$1 billion. Construction of the third and final expansion phase took about three years and ten months.

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November 11, 2026

BASF inaugurates new $1 billion MDI production facility at its Geismar Verbund site

BASF today celebrated the inauguration of its new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production facility at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana.

BASF shifts eligible Oppanol® B and Glissopal® portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity from January 2027.

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November 10, 2026

BASF to shift polyisobutene production in Europe entirely to renewable electricity starting in 2027

BASF is shifting its eligible polyisobutene (PIB) portfolio produced in Europe for external customers to run entirely on renewable electricity.¹ The full transition of eligible Oppanol^® B and Glissopal^® to 100 percent renewable electricity will be completed from January 2027.

Concept seat combines circular material approaches with design-for-disassembly principles.

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November 9, 2026

Hyundai Motor Company-Kia, Alten Korea and BASF co-create concept car seat in Kia’s new EV3 Study Car 2.0

Hyundai Motor Company-Kia, Alten Korea and BASF collaborated to design an innovative seating solution for the Kia EV3 Study Car 2.0, bringing together expertise in vehicle development, engineering, product design and advanced materials.

Joint solution for on-form feed analysis from trinamiX and Eurofins Agro Testing
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October 30, 2026

Measure more, manage better: trinamiX and Eurofins Agro Testing showcase new approach to feed analysis at EuroTier 2026

At EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany, Eurofins Agro Testing and trinamiX, a subsidiary of BASF, will present a joint approach that brings high-quality analytics directly into day-to-day farm operations. By combining trinamiX’s mobile near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with Eurofins Agro Testing’s extensive calibration models, analysis results are available exactly where they are needed: directly on site and within seconds.

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October 29, 2026

Personnel changes at BASF

Soeren Bauermann (50), Senior Vice President, Corporate Legal, BASF Corporation, Florham Park, USA, will, as President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, assume responsibility for the Division Corporate Legal, Compliance, Insurance & Security, Ludwigshafen, effective November 1, 2026.