Innovation Campus Shanghai

Innovation Campus Shanghai is the largest R&D site for BASF in the region, and serves as the global headquarters of BASF's Advanced Materials & Systems Research Technology Platform.

Overview

• Over 700 R&D employees
• Opened in November 2012, phase II inaugurated in November 2015
• Automotive Application Center, Asia Pacific and Process Catalysis R&D Center inaugurated in 2019
• Includes Asia Pacific Design Center
  • First regional design consultation center in Asia Pacific opened in May 2016
  • Hosting design-related activities for performance materials, coatings solutions, care chemicals, construction chemicals, pigments and leather chemicals
  • Assisting customers and industrial designers in the various phases of product develop­ment

Research focus areas

• Advanced Materials & Systems Research
• Chemical Process Engineering
• Environmental Catalysts Research
• Functional Materials and Performance Products Development