BASF to open global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India

• BASF’s Global Digital Services Division strengthens focus and global presence

Hyderabad, India – BASF plans to open a global Digital Hub in Hyderabad in the first quarter of 2026, sharpening BASF’s existing global Digital Hub network in Europe (Ludwigshafen and Madrid) and Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur). Digital Hubs are centers of digital expertise that deliver standardized, digital services at scale to BASF’s businesses worldwide. The Digital Hub in Hyderabad strengthens BASF’s global digital setup by consolidating capabilities at a cost-efficient location and enabling faster and leaner service delivery.

“With this next step in value creation in BASF’s back-end organization, we ensure digital service delivery on competitive terms,” said Dr. Dirk Elvermann, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Digital Officer, BASF SE. “Hyderabad offers all the attributes of a state-of-the-art Digital Hub with global reach. Seamless cooperation between the new Digital Hub in India and our existing global Digital Hubs, and excellent service delivery to our businesses, are the top priorities.”

Another pillar to reduce complexity and cost is to standardize and focus the digital portfolio on areas that generate the greatest value for BASF’s core businesses. This will be accompanied by structural changes. Overall, the division Global Digital Services aims to significantly reduce its global workforce by 2030. This includes positions in Ludwigshafen. Furthermore, Global Digital Services plans to reduce the overall number of sites at which digital specialists are located. All measures will be implemented in a socially responsible manner and in compliance with existing co-determination rights.

Preparations for opening the Digital Hub in Hyderabad are underway. Hiring and operational activities under the new Indian legal entity, “BASF Digital Solutions Private Limited” will begin immediately. “I am pleased that we can launch the hub so quickly and ramp it up sustainably,” said Dietrich Spandau, President of Global Digital Services. “Our goal is to build an attractive place to work that embodies BASF’s Winning Culture and enables high‑performing, global teams.”

“The Digital Hub in Hyderabad becomes part of BASF’s long-standing and successful presence in India with existing manufacturing and research and development activities in the country. It supports BASF’s ambition to work faster, leaner and focus on what creates the most value,” said Alexander Gerding, Head of BASF Group Companies in India.

About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.

About BASF in India
BASF is well rooted in India and has successfully partnered India’s progress for more than 130 years. As of the end of 2024, BASF had 2,411 employees in India with 8 production sites and 42 offices throughout the country. The Innovation Campus Mumbai is part of BASF’s global technology platform. In 2024, BASF registered sales of approximately €2.4 billion to customers in India. Further information is available on www.basf.com/in.

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