BASF recognized with Sustainability Leadership and Supplier Performance awards from Johnson Controls

WYANDOTTE, MI, November 17, 2014 – BASF , the world’s largest chemical company, was recently awarded with a trio of accolades from global multi-industrial company Johnson Controls.

After receiving both a Silver 2014 North American Supplier Performance Award and a Sustainability Leadership Award from Johnson Controls’ Automotive Seating Division last month, BASF has now received Johnson Controls’ Corporate Global Sustainability Award for its overall sustainability excellence.

“It’s an honor to be recognized for our sustainability efforts and supplier performance by a company that sets such a high standard for these areas,” said Christoph Gahn, Vice President, Urethane Chemicals  North America, BASF. “At BASF, we strive to deliver reliable, top-quality products that are always on-specification.”

BASF was selected as the recipient of the Corporate Global Sustainability Award based on the following criteria:

• Embraces sustainability as the purpose of its company;
• Conducts business in a safe, sustainable manner, consistent with all laws and regulations, and is focused on reducing the carbon footprint of its activities;
• Completed Johnson Controls’ Sustainability Rating questionnaire, which measures a company’s environmental impact, and achieved 80 out of 85; and
• Has participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
  

In addition, the Silver 2014 North American Supplier Performance Award that BASF received was based on its top performance in the areas of quality, logistics, development, technology and service to Johnson Controls’ Automotive Seating business, to which BASF supplies polyurethane systems and urethane chemicals.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $19.3 billion in 2013. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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