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Sustainability is at the core of everything we do at BASF - and we have many great stories to tell. Here you can find sustainability stories, recent news and upcoming events. Our stories are as diverse as we are and focus on how we create chemistry for a sustainable future. 

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Forging a path to leadership in manufacturing
Lab Quality Supervisor Jessyca Utley has come a long way in the manufacturing world. An active driver of change, she empowers and supports women across the industry.
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BASF helps create a one-of-a-kind floating solar panel system
BASF and Noria Energy developed a new concept for floating solar panels. Learn about the technology and how this collaboration will continue to grow.
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Becoming sustainable: how BASF experts are reshaping the world of plastics
The new America’s Plastic Makers campaign features some of BASF’s more innovative minds and their work towards changing plastic. Learn more about them in this new article.
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How AI is changing the world of hair and skin care
BASF’s AI-based platform D’lite helps formulators develop customized solutions with more sustainable ingredients. Learn about this tool in our new article.
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BASF is contributing toward a circular economy through innovation and multi-sector collaboration
Achieving a circular economy involves increasing the use of recycled and renewable feedstocks, reshaping material cycles, innovating through collaboration, finding markets for end-of-life materials, and creating new business models, including AI. Learn more about BASF’s Sustainability Matters virtual event series and access the on-demand recordings.
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In BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, plastic waste is transformed into pyrolysis oil using a thermochemical process. The oil can be fed in the BASF Verbund, replacing fossil resources. Using a mass balance approach, new products are manufactured with it. These have the same properties as products from fossil raw materials. BASF works together with partners such as Quantafuel, a startup headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Quantafuel is specialized in the pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and the integrated purification of the resulting oil. Dr. Michael Bachtler (right), who is working on BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, and Rasmus Kærsgaard (left), Plant Director at Quantafuel in Quantafuel’s pyrolysis and purification plant in Skive, Denmark.
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BASF sites across North America receive mass balance certifications
In 2023 and 2024, several BASF products and production sites across North America have received mass balance certifications. Learn more in this article.
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New Jersey educators uncover the power of chemistry in natural ecosystems
Educators came together to learn about the chemistry behind natural ecosystems, the effects of climate change and how to drive change in their communities.
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Mass spectrometry: uncovering unknowns in chemicals 
Learn more about Smart Scientist, Shouxun Zhao, who leads a team of experts in Structure Elucidation technologies at BASF's Wyandotte, Michigan site.
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In BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project, plastic waste is transformed into pyrolysis oil using a thermochemical process. The oil can be fed in the BASF Verbund, replacing fossil resources. Using a mass balance approach, new products are manufactured with it. These have the same properties as products from fossil raw materials. BASF works together with partners such as Quantafuel, a start-up headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Quantafuel is specialized in the pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and the integrated purification of the resulting oil.Rasmus Kærsgaard (left), Plant Director, Quantafuel, and Dr. Michael Bachtler (right), who is working on BASF’s ChemCyclingTM project, in Quantafuel’s pyrolysis and purification plant in Skive, Denmark.
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Mass balance: turning everyday products into a more sustainable version
A not-so-new solution, mass balance allows BASF to reduce fossil resources without compromising the quality of the products.
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BASF climate protection initiatives and collaborations
Discover some of BASF’s recent efforts to help fight climate change in North America, as part of its 2023 Sustainable by Design event series.
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