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We create chemistry for a sustainable future

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

About BASF’s Crop Protection division

With a rapidly growing population, the world is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments. BASF’s Crop Protection division works with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others to help make this possible. With their cooperation, BASF is able to sustain an active R&D pipeline, an innovative portfolio of products and services, and teams of experts in the lab and in the field to support customers in making their businesses succeed. In 2016, BASF’s Crop Protection division generated sales of €5.6 billion. For more information, please visit us at www.agriculture.basf.com and thebiggestjobonearth.com or on any of our social media channels.

Die Labormitarbeiter Maria Quintero, Jurith Montag, Justus Rabe und Timo Striebinger arbeiten gemeinsam im Gewächshaus an dem Pflanzenschutz der Zukunft. BASF arbeitet hier an einem Wirkstoff, der die Pflanze schon vor dem Keimen schützt. Das neue Pflanzenschutzmittel  ermöglicht dem Landwirt in Zukunft einen höheren Ernteertrag. 

Lab employees Maria Quintero, Jurith Montag, Justus Rabe and Timo Striebinger work together in the greenhouse on crop protection for the future. Here, BASF is working on an active ingredient that protects plants even before the seeds have germinated. The new crop protection product will allow farmers to produce higher yields in the future., Die Labormitarbeiter Maria Quintero, Jurith Montag, Justus Rabe und Timo Striebinger arbeiten gemeinsam im Gewächshaus an dem Pflanzenschutz der Zukunft. BASF arbeitet hier an einem Wirkstoff, der die Pflanze schon vor dem Keimen schützt. Das neue Pflanzenschutzmittel  ermöglicht dem Landwirt in Zukunft einen höheren Ernteertrag. 

Lab employees Maria Quintero, Jurith Montag, Justus Rabe and Timo Striebinger work together in the greenhouse on crop protection for the future. Here, BASF is working on an active ingredient that protects plants even before the seeds have germinated. The new crop protection product will allow farmers to produce higher yields in the future.

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