Nexeo Solutions recognizes BASF with 2014 Supplier Excellence Award

Automotive focused collaboration creates sustainable growth

WYANDOTTE, MI, March 10, 2015 – Nexeo Solutions, a leading supplier to the automotive industry, recently presented its 2014 Supplier Excellence Award to the BASF Performance Materials engineering plastics team in North America.

As a first time award winner in 2014, the BASF team was recognized for its ability to align and collaborate with Nexeo on new business development, and to deliver material expertise and technical support to ensure the right product fit.

“BASF recognizes the importance of distributor relationships for continued growth.  We are committed to bringing innovative solutions that help our customers be successful at every step of the process,” said Dave Grimes, Business Director at BASF Performance Materials, North America.

For decades, BASF has been a reliable supply partner to Nexeo -- supplying a wide range of engineering and specialty grade plastics such as Ultramid®, Ultraform®, Ultradur® and Ultrason® for the automotive market.  To learn more about how BASF delivers chemistry driven innovation for the automotive industry, please visit www.automotive.basf.com

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About BASF and the automotive industry

The automotive industry is one of BASF’s key customer industries. In 2013, BASF’s sales to the automotive industry totaled €9.3 billion – representing approximately 13 percent of BASF Group sales. BASF supplies and develops functional materials and solutions that enable vehicles to be built more efficiently and have a lower environmental impact, whatever powertrain technology they use. The product range from BASF includes for example engineering plastics, polyurethane and specialty foams, coatings, pigments, catalysts, fuel additives, coolants and brake fluids, as well as battery materials. With such an extensive range of products, BASF is the world’s leading chemical industry supplier to the automotive industry. BASF cooperates closely with customers all over the world through a network embracing Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and South America as well as Africa. Further information on BASF’s solutions for the automotive industry is available on the internet at www.automotive.basf.com.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. 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 over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 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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