BASF contributes more than $40,000 to United Way of Southwest Alabama

MCINTOSH, AL, March 3, 2021 – BASF contributed more than $40,000 to United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA). The funds will benefit more than 50 United Way partner agencies across Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile and Washington counties.

“Our work with United Way has given BASF and our employees the opportunity to provide support to help strengthen our community,” said Marcus Pezent, Site Director of BASF in McIntosh, Alabama. “Our contribution is a commitment to invest in the critical needs facing our surrounding counties, including continued hurricane recovery efforts.”

BASF’s employee-led United Way campaign kicked off in early 2020 (prior to COVID-19) with a chili cook-off. Later in the year, team members hosted a COVID-19 compliant tailgate celebration, door-prize giveaway and employee pledge drive. The team was pleasantly surprised when they were honored with the Washington County Campaign Award.

“2020 was a year like no other,” said Jill Chenoweth, President and CEO of UWSWA. “We are grateful to the employees and leadership at BASF for their continued support. We are especially thankful for the dollars which provided additional aid to families in Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties who were impacted by Hurricane Zeta.”

United Way’s mission is to improve the quality of life in the community. The organization fights for the health, education, financial stability, and access to life’s basic essentials for every person in every community it serves.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 17,000 employees in North America and had sales of $18.7 billion in 2020. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at http://www.basf.com.