BASF achieves Top Workplace – National Standard Designation in Michigan

WYANDOTTE, MI, November 16, 2011 – BASF today announced that it has been recognized by the Detroit Free Press as having achieved the National Standard of Top Workplaces for 2011. This designation was awarded in recognition of the company’s results from a workplace survey of Michigan employees conducted earlier this year. Survey topics included leadership, productivity, communications, career opportunities, working conditions, management, and pay and benefits.

“We are proud of this recognition as one of Michigan’s top workplaces, particularly since it is based on feedback from our employees,” said Raymond Betz, BASF’s HR Business Partner. “It underscores our commitment to creating a great place to work that attracts and retains the most talented employees.”

BASF Corporation employees more than 1,500 full-time employees in Michigan with operations in Livonia, Lincoln Park, Mattawan, Southfield, Wixom and Wyandotte.

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BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,400 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.7 billion in 2010. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com.

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