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Exciting career opportunities you can pursue at BASF
Discover dynamic career opportunities at BASF in engineering, IT, sales, finance, and more, all while making a meaningful impact.
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BASF enters long-term agreement to secure renewable energy certificates, supporting Scope 2 emissions reduction at U.S. sites (Source: Swift Current Energy)
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BASF enters long-term agreement to secure renewable energy certificates, supporting Scope 2 emissions reduction at U.S. sites
BASF has signed a 15-year agreement with BP Energy Retail Company to acquire Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). These certificates are linked to approximately 47 megawatts (MW) of annual capacity from Swift Current Energy’s Castle Gap Wind project in Central Texas. By securing RECs, BASF can offset carbon-intensive, grid-supplied electricity attributed to multiple U.S. locations, helping to reduce emissions in its value chain.
 
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Virtual simulation, real impact: CAE in the automotive industry
Discover how BASF's expert Prasanna Kondapalli uses advanced simulation to cut costs and enable metal‑to‑plastic conversions in the automotive industry.
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BASF Kids’ Lab inspires young minds in South Africa
BASF’s first Kids Lab in South Africa brought chemistry to life for Boksburg kids with hands-on art, science, fun and community impact.
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Putting AI to work: five BASF success stories
Explore five BASF AI solutions boosting operations, R&D, farming, personal care and pharma—driving change and improving efficiency across industries.
 
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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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BASF Venture Capital: a bridge into the startup world
Discover how BASF Venture Capital connects academia, startups, and the chemical industry to drive innovation and sustainability.
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Restoring the roots: How BASF is helping reclaim and revive Belvidere forestland 
In Belvidere, New Jersey, a threatened forest ecosystem is being brought back to life.
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Jolen Stein: a driving force of inclusion in manufacturing
BASF’s Jolen Stein, 2025 WIM Hall of Fame inductee, drives inclusion and female leadership, and builds STEM pathways across Louisiana and the Southeast.
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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 earn mass balance certifications
In 2023, 2024 and 2025, several BASF products and production sites across North America have received mass balance certifications. Learn more in this article.
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