Daniel Freidank (left) and Wei Leng (right), lab managers, check the quality of viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The density of a foam product depends on the type and amount of blowing agent, and the flexibility or rigidity on the structure of polyols and isocyanates involved.
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Who we are

Innovate with us!

At BASF, we strive to find solutions to the global challenges we face on a daily basis. This objective requires thinking outside the box and seeking integrated results. Collaboration is key in creating solutions. To achieve this goal, we consistently join forces with experts from different sectors with diverse backgrounds and a broad variety of know-how. With that in mind, we invite you to innovate with us! 

Join us in our efforts to innovate for a sustainable future: we welcome you to bring in your expertise to help with our ongoing challenges. In our open collaborations, you may find a perfect match with your profile. Take initiative and get in touch with us.

Ongoing Challenges

Open Collaboration

While the world’s population and the resulting demands continue to grow, the planet’s resources are limited. Chemistry is an enabler; it provides solutions for current and future societal needs. To find the best solutions, we collaborate with excellent minds from start-ups, industry and academia.

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Start-up
We want to improve many areas of life. If you think you can contribute with your idea, technology or business model, we want to hear from you!
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We look forward to innovating and collaborating with excellent researchers around the world. Bring in your expertise and partner with an industry leader!

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For sustainable food packaging, Metpack, Istanbul, now offers paper and board which is certified home-compostable according to DIN EN 13432 and coated with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6.
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Trade News | May 6, 2025

Metpack and BASF cooperate to demonstrate certified home-compostable, coated paper for food packaging

For sustainable food packaging, the extrusion coating specialist Metpack, Istanbul, now offers coated paper and paperboard which is certified home-compostable according to DIN EN 13432. Metpack’s paper Ezycompost benefits from a coating with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6. The biopolymer is certified home-compostable (EN 13432 and AS 5810) and adds several advantages to paper for food packaging: It is food-contact approved (FDA) and shows excellent barrier properties against liquids, fats, grease, and mineral oil as well as temperature stability at boiling water (up to 100°C). This combination of proven compostability and excellent performance gives paper packaging manufacturers and food brands the certainty that food packaging articles made of Ezycompost can be safely used by consumers and create no persistent mircoplastics in home compost after usage.
BASF’s Intermediates division converts its entire European amines portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity. The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium. Photo: Wind turbines in offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid, BASF SE
Trade News | May 6, 2025

BASF’s Intermediates division converts its entire European amines portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity

BASF’s Intermediates division, one of the world’s largest amines producers, is taking the next step towards more sustainability by converting its entire European amines portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity. The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.
 
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Business & Financial News | May 2, 2025

Strong footprint in all regions gives BASF resilience; EBITDA before special items nearly at prior-year quarter level

“In the first quarter of 2025, BASF held its position in an increasingly challenging environment. EBITDA before special items was at about the level of the prior-year quarter and was in line with average analyst estimates,” said BASF’s Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann at the presentation of the first-quarter results in a conference call for analysts and investors. He stressed the economic benefits of having production assets in all key regions worldwide. In light of the recent market developments around the U.S. tariff announcements, Elvermann said: “We produce locally for the local markets. Especially in these challenging times, this makes us more resilient than others and is a competitive advantage.”
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BASF invests in new semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid plant in Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen, Germany – April 29, 2025 – BASF will expand its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which is an essential ultra-pure chemical. The new production facility at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany will feature cutting-edge purity capabilities to serve growing demand for advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing across Europe. Operations are expected to start by 2027, coinciding with the capacity expansion of key customers. The BASF investment will be in a high double-digit million-euro range.
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BASF Coatings’ Greenville, Ohio site named 2025 Business of the Year by the Darke County Community Improvement Corporation

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