Business Segments

We have 12 divisions grouped into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, Agricultural Solutions.

Markets and consumer behavior are moving faster than ever, presenting our customers from a variety of industries and regions with a wide range of challenges. These include managing limited natural resources amid rising demand and the trend toward sustainable products. Our segments’ business models help to solve these challenges and show how we implement our corporate strategy in practical terms.

Chemicals

The Chemicals segment comprises the Petrochemicals and Intermediates operating divisions. It contributes to our direct customer business and supplies the other segments with basic chemicals and intermediates, contributing to the organic growth of our key value chains. Alongside internal transfers, our customers mainly come from the chemical and plastics industries. We aim to further strengthen our competitiveness through technological leadership, operational excellence and products with a lower carbon footprint.

Materials

In terms of production capacity, our Materials segment is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-performance plastics as well as their precursors and home to the operating divisions Performance Materials and Monomers. With its broad portfolio of large-volume monomers and basic polymers in the isocyanate and polyamide value chains, the Monomers division follows a lean and cost-driven approach. The Performance Materials division offers innovative and customized solutions in engineering plastics, polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethanes, and creates value through cocreations with customers, particularly in the field of sustainability.

Industrial Solutions

The Industrial Solutions segment consists of the Dispersions & Resins and the Performance Chemicals divisions. It develops and markets ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, resins, additives, electronic materials and antioxidants. We aim to grow organically in key industries, such as paints and coatings, construction, electronic materials, chemicals, plastics and adhesives, paper coatings, automotive as well as energy and resources, and expand our market position by leveraging our comprehensive industry expertise and application know-how.

Since January 1, 2025, the chemical and refining catalysts business, formerly part of the Catalysts division, has been reported as part of the Performance Chemicals division in the Industrial Solutions segment.

Nutrition & Care

The Nutrition & Care segment consists of the Care Chemicals and the Nutrition & Health divisions. This segment serves the growing demands of food and feed producers and of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergent and cleaner industries as well as the ever-increasing requirements of fast-moving consumer goods. We leverage the BASF Verbund to offer innovative products, combining application performance with beneficial sustainability profiles. We strive to expand our position as a leading provider of essential ingredients in the areas of nutrition, home and personal care, mainly through organic growth. We focus on growth markets, positioning ourselves as the preferred partner for the green and digital transformation of our customers.

Surface Technologies

Until the end of 2024, the Surface Technologies segment comprised the Catalysts and Coatings divisions. Its portfolio includes, for example, automotive OEM and refinish coatings, surface treatment, catalysts, battery materials as well as precious metals and base metal services for the automotive and chemical industries. We improve our customers’ applications and processes with tailored products, technologies and solutions, and support them through geographical proximity across all regions. The aim is to drive BASF’s growth by leveraging our portfolio of technologies and existing customer networks and expanding our position as a leading and innovative provider of surface coatings solutions and battery materials.

As of the beginning of the 2025 business year, the battery materials and ECMS business units, which were formerly part of the Catalysts division, are being reported as separate operating divisions within this segment, in addition to the Coatings division.

Agricultural Solutions

In the Agricultural Solutions segment, we aim to further strengthen our market position as an integrated solutions provider. Our offer comprises seeds, traits and seed treatment products and biological and chemical crop protection solutions, complemented by digital farming products to help farmers achieve a better yield. Our strategy is based on innovation-driven organic growth and targeted portfolio expansion through acquisitions and collaborations. Customer needs, societal expectations and reducing environmental impacts are what motivate us to innovate.