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In preparation for the 2027 growing season, BASF is expanding its offer of 0% financing on qualifying purchases of participating BASF brands. New for this year, qualifying farmers will have access to 0% APR financing on crop protection purchases for the entirety of the 2027 growing season (until September 30, 2027). By offering 0% for the entire season, BASF is allowing qualified growers more opportunity when planning for 2027. 

BASF today celebrated the inauguration of its new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production facility at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The ceremony marks the on-time completion of BASF’s largest wholly owned investment project to date in North America with a total volume of approximately $1 billion. The expansion almost doubles the annual MDI production capacity at the Geismar site to approximately 600,000 metric tons.BASF today celebrated the inauguration of its new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production facility at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The ceremony marks the on-time completion of BASF’s largest wholly owned investment project to date in North America with a total volume of approximately $1 billion. The expansion almost doubles the annual MDI production capacity at the Geismar site to approximately 600,000 metric tons.

BASF, Stellantis and L&L Products received the 2026 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Innovation Award in the chassis/hardware category for the next-generation composite tunnel reinforcement (CTR) on the 2027 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The CTR, which transfers crash loads between the vehicle structure and transmission crossmember, advances vehicle lightweighting, sustainability and structural performance, building on an earlier composite design.

BASF, Ford and Supavut Thailand have won the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Award in the materials category for the 2026 Ford Everest™ interior door handle bezels. This paint-free, high-gloss interior application does not require rapid heating or cooling during injection molding and simplifies end-of-life material recovery through a single-material construction. 

BASF, Toyota and Vuteq have won the 2026 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Grand Award for the most innovative product in all competition categories, as well as the body exterior category, for the injection-molded thermoplastic truck bed on the 2026 Toyota Tacoma^™ short-bed model. The program is an alternative to the painted thermoset sheet molding compound (SMC) design with a seamless polyamide (PA6) thermoplastic solution developed around three connected innovation pillars: large-part manufacturing scale, material innovation and sustainability, resulting in a reduced final part cost and enhanced manufacturing efficiency.