BASF relocates to new office in Taipei reflecting its ‘Future of Work’ approach
- Electronic Materials business unit sets strategic base for its global operations in Taiwan
- New office integrates multiple business units under one roof to deliver innovative sustainable solutions to customers
BASF Taiwan celebrated the opening of its new office in Taipei, underscoring its long-term commitment to Taiwan. This milestone enhances BASF’s efforts to deepen its business presence, drive innovation, and promote sustainable development in Taiwan.
Aligned with BASF’s global ‘Future of Work’ approach, the new office brings together multiple business units in an open-concept layout designed to foster collaboration and connectivity. “This office is more than just a workplace. It empowers employees and enhances collaboration, productivity, and creativity through human-centric design,” stated Moritz Ehrenstein, Vice President, Semiconductor Materials, BASF Global Business Unit Electronic Materials and Managing Director of BASF Taiwan. The office features ergonomic design elements, incorporates CO2 sensors for monitoring air quality, and sound-absorbing materials to minimize distractions.
Enhancing customer proximity in the semiconductor sector
The global Electronic Materials business unit has recently set its strategic base for its operations in Taiwan, emphasizing the market’s pivotal role in the semiconductor industry. BASF is expanding its Kuanyin site in Taoyuan to increase production capacity, improve quality control, and strengthen its R&D center. This center will focus on semiconductor advanced technology node nanometer-scale innovations for AI applications and facilitating collaboration with leading semiconductor customers to co-develop next-generation solutions.
“Our investment in Taiwan underscores BASF’s commitment to innovation and customer proximity,” said Jens Liebermann, Senior Vice President of BASF Global Business Unit Electronic Materials and Chairman of BASF Taiwan. “With our enhanced presence, BASF is better positioned to support the evolving needs of our customers in the semiconductor industry.”
Expanding footprints across industries
BASF is actively expanding across various sectors in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on enhancing the supply of intermediates, petrochemical products, and care chemicals for customers. Additionally, BASF provides industrial catalyst solutions to petrochemical industry customers to help them improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
BASF will also provide thermoplastic polyurethane solutions for Taiwan’s footwear and textile markets, pursue growth in engineering plastics for electronics, and offer polyurethane insulation solutions for cold chain and construction sectors. Furthermore, the Agricultural Solutions unit is dedicated to environmental pesticides and enhancing the supply efficiency of agrochemical products in Taiwan through regional production sites.
In response to the growing demand for sustainable materials, BASF aims to deliver low-carbon footprint products, biomass balance solutions, bio-based products, and recycled materials to support customers in their transition toward sustainability; while strengthening its business development in Taiwan through enhanced capabilities and a greater presence and working closely with customers, partners, and employees to advance sustainable development.
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.
