BASF fundraiser benefits Michigan Multiple Sclerosis

WYANDOTTE, MI, August 2, 2012 -- The BASF Women in Business (WIB) employee group made a splash at a fundraising event to help benefit Michigan Multiple Sclerosis.

The group sponsored a carnival at BASF’s Wyandotte, Michigan, facility on July 25, 2012. The highlight of the event was a dunk tank - employees had the chance to toss softballs at a target that sent good natured management volunteers into a tank of water. Nearly 500 employees attended the carnival held at BASF’s Wyandotte site.

In addition to the dunk tank, employees were able to visit booths with information on various BASF groups - including Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), the African-American Employee Group, and the Asian Business Community Group - and enjoy food and refreshments. The event helped bring the total of money raised by BASF employees to support Michigan Multiple Sclerosis to more than $15,600 this year.

"This was a great way to make a difference in people's lives,” said Terri Willman, 2012 chairperson of BASF’s Wyandotte/Livonia WIB Group. “Thanks to our employees who participated in our recent MS Walk and this carnival event, we are supporting the efforts of Michigan Multiple Sclerosis to help eradicate this crippling disease.”

Michigan Multiple Sclerosis serves nearly 18,000 local residents with MS and their families. The Chapter's five regions offer an extensive service portfolio coordinated by a dedicated staff and thousands of volunteers across the state of Michigan.

BASF’s Wyandotte site spans more than 2,100 acres and hosts multiple business groups, functions and manufacturing plants that produce a variety of urethane and specialty plastics products. The site employs about 1,150 full-time and contract employees.

BASF – The Chemical Company

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20 billion in 2011. 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 crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.