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2024

The chemistry of success: How Diversity & Inclusion fuels innovation at BASF Australia

BASF Australia is very proud to take home the inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Award at the prestigious Chemistry Australia Industry Awards Night. This recognition validates BASF's unwavering commitment to cultivating a workplace that celebrates and empowers its diverse workforce.

Elouise Wilby Takes Flight with the BASF-SAGSE Scholarship: A Journey of Cultural Immersion and Personal Growth

Elouise Wilby, a recent graduate brimming with intellectual curiosity and a thirst for adventure, found the perfect springboard for her aspirations in the BASF-SAGSE Scholarship program.

Little Renters: Sustainable clothing for the next generation

As part of the celebration marking 100 years in the Australian market, BASF partnered with homegrown entrepreneurial community ‘One Roof’ to offer three scholarships to women looking to change the world with science or building businesses with a positive environmental impact.

In this article, we catch up with Kathrin Baumann, owner and founder of Little Renters, an innovative subscription-based rental platform for children’s clothing based in Melbourne, Victoria.

2023

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BASF’S TrinamiX d evice joins Tangaroa Blue for beach clean-up at remote Cape York

Earlier this month, a BASF trinamiX device travelled up to Cape York in Far North Queensland to help Tangaroa Blue, an Australian charity dedicated to the health of our marine environment removing and preventing marine debris, in a clean-up of one of Australia’s most remote beaches.

BASF trinamiX device helps Precious Plastic Monash (PPM) with plastic waste solutions

Earlier in the year, BASF Australia loaned a trinamiX Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy device to Precious Plastic Monash (PPM), a group of multidisciplinary student volunteers from Monash University who are part of the global Precious Plastic community that aims to tackle and provide solutions to the ever growing presence of plastic pollution.

BASF protects Sandgate Scouts with much-needed Termidor^® Termite treatment

Situated north of Brisbane in the beautiful, coastal suburb of Sandgate is the Sandgate Scout Group Community Hall, which has a long history of serving the community.

Termidor celebrates 20 years with local community treat

The hall hosts a range of community and social events, from BBQs to meetings, dances with local bands, community information days and just recently wakes. More importantly, in times of crisis the Spencer Community Hall is there as a safe haven for those who have nowhere else to go as well as being a meeting point for the residents to be informed, or receive advise or help during extreme weather events.

A self-discovery journey with Amber Barta: BASF's 2023 SAGSE Scholar

Studying abroad is an opportunity for students to gain new perspectives, learn about different cultures and customs, and challenge themselves in unfamiliar environments. Amber Barta, a Year 12 student at Caulfield Grammar School from Melbourne, reflects on the importance of this cultural exchange and the personal growth.

Zachary Sia: My journey with chemistry (featuring BASF)

Zachary (Zach) Sia’s journey with BASF began working in market research in BASF Malaysia. Five years, and almost 5,000 km down the track, Zach’s path with BASF crossed again when he took on a role as a Technical Service Chemist with BASF Australia. Read more about Zach’s journey below.

Driving Impact "One Roof" at a time

To celebrate 100 years in the Australian market, BASF teamed up with entrepreneurial community ‘One Roof’, to offer three scholarships to women looking to change the world with science or by building businesses with a positive environmental impact.

Meet the Miners: Nathalia Gaviria Salinas from Colombia

Young, brave, and adventurous Nathalia Gaviria Salinas made perhaps her boldest life decision when she moved to Australia, a thousand miles away from her country, Colombia, in 2013. Nathalia, who now works as a Sales and Technical Account Manager (PAM) in the BASF ANZ Mining Solutions team, has squeezed a lot of learning into the past ten years, and in this story, she shares some of her highlights.

Meet the Miners: Dmitriy Kan from Kazakhstan

If you could pick only one word to describe Dmitriy Kan, it would definitely be 'optimistic'. The glass is always half full, and there is always a new corner of the earth to explore, with Australia as his latest destination. Dmitriy and his family arrived in Melbourne about four months ago from Moscow, Russia, where he was previously working as a Senior Mining Tech Specialist for BASF Russia.

Meet the Miners: Elie Mitshiabo from DR Congo

Elie’s limited exposure to Australia left him with almost zero expectations – but he eagerly grabbed this golden opportunity as he knew this stint, albeit short would help him develop his skills and knowledge in the mining field, while learning about other aspects of BASF especially understanding customers from different regions, providing a learning experience that would thoroughly benefit his career. Excited about what was to come, he began preparing for his temporary relocation from early this year before finally flying to Australia in June this year.

2022

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BASF ANZ showcases D + I journey at NFF Diversity Ag Day

Sophie Hulme, BASF ANZ’s Regulatory Affairs Manager, Seeds and Traits was recently invited to share learnings from BASF's diversity and inclusion journey at the National Farmer’s Federation (NFF) Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Day. The event was attended by 35 government, business and representative organisations, who share a commitment to increase gender diversity and inclusion in the agriculture industry.

Meet the Miners: Elie Mitshiabo from DR Congo

As one of the world’s leading chemical companies with a footprint in almost every country in the world, BASF offers its employees many unique development opportunities. An opportunity came knocking at Elie Mitshiabo’s door when his manager presented him with an opportunity to exchange his role as Technical Sales Account Manager at BASF South Africa, for a temporary role with BASF Australia.

BASF to catalyse passion for science amongst primary school children

BASF partnered with Curtin University to ignite interest in STEM subjects amongst primary school students from Year 4 – 6 from WA with the latest edition of the popular BASF Kids’ Lab program. The program is designed for children to discover the world of chemistry through simple and safe hands-on experiments.

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Hello, James Thompson!

If there is a phrase to best describe our third GROW Graduate for the year, it would be 'the great outdoors' as James Thompson is certainly someone who lives for outdoor adventures. This 25-year-old from Silvan, Victoria, learnt about agriculture and horticulture from a very young age, allowing him to develop an appreciation for farming by experiencing various aspects and roles within the industry.

BASF partners with National Rural Independents (NRI) to develop the next generation of agronomists

BASF Australia and National Rural Independents (NRI) both recognise the importance of continuous training for the next generation of agronomists. Last month, they partnered in an initiative that brought together 22 young agronomists from across the NRI member network for a two-day training session at the BASF research farm in Tamworth, NSW.

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Presenting Julia Canfailla

Julia Canfailla joined BASF Australia in February as one of the GROW Graduates after having completed her Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).

BASF and TRI Underground design new generation pits lids

When walking around busy city streets, we often spend a lot of time looking up and around, but do you ever stop and think about what lies beneath? Find out how BASF and the team at TRI Underground Australia collaborated to create a next generation pit lid.

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Ally van Dalen

In 2022, BASF Australia welcome three talented GROW Graduates to the company, including Ally van Dalen. A graduate of Deakin University, Ally completed a double Bachelor Degree of Commerce and International Studies, majoring in International Trade and Chinese Language.

Airley Mulraney: Developing together with BASF ANZ

At BASF, we're committed to identifying, onboarding and developing industry talent as we firmly believe that our people are the key to success, especially when they’re provided with the right guidance, tools and opportunities to shine. One great example of this commitment is Airley Mulraney, one of BASF's Seeds and Traits (S&T) Associate Agronomist based in Mount Gambier.

BASF Australia colleagues share their experience wih EVs

BASF Australia recently added the first all-electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron to its corporate fleet, which colleagues get to use when visiting customers, sites, and industry events. BASF colleagues shared their experiences using the vehicle and discussed how EV would be the future of mobility.

BASF ANZ tackles the Clean4Change Waste Challenge

In conjunction with National Recycling week in November last year, BASF ANZ organised Clean4Change Waste Challenge where colleagues get to participate and contribute in addressing climate change. Find out more about this initiative.

BASF ANZ colleagues share their #AgVentures

BASF Australia joined the National Farmer's Federation (NFF) in celebrating National Ag Day in November last year. In conjunction with the theme of 'Choose your #AgVenture', colleagues from various backgrounds and experiences shared their personal #AgVenture.

BASF’s creative stories showcase safety

To shine a spotlight on safety in the workplace, BASF colleagues together with their family and friends, were recently invited to submit creative content around the theme "Danger never takes a holiday". Find out more about the BASF ANZ family and friends safety challenge.

Articles

2024

The chemistry of success: How Diversity & Inclusion fuels innovation at BASF Australia

Elouise Wilby Takes Flight with the BASF-SAGSE Scholarship: A Journey of Cultural Immersion and Personal Growth

Little Renters: Sustainable clothing for the next generation

2023

BASF’S TrinamiX d evice joins Tangaroa Blue for beach clean-up at remote Cape York

BASF trinamiX device helps Precious Plastic Monash (PPM) with plastic waste solutions

BASF protects Sandgate Scouts with much-needed Termidor® Termite treatment

Termidor celebrates 20 years with local community treat

A self-discovery journey with Amber Barta: BASF's 2023 SAGSE Scholar

Zachary Sia: My journey with chemistry (featuring BASF)

Driving Impact "One Roof" at a time

Meet the Miners

Meet the Miners: Nathalia Gaviria Salinas from Colombia

Meet the Miners: Dmitriy Kan from Kazakhstan

Meet the Miners: Elie Mitshiabo from DR Congo

2022

BASF ANZ showcases D + I journey at NFF Diversity Ag Day

Meet the Miners: Elie Mitshiabo from DR Congo

BASF to catalyse passion for science amongst primary school children

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Hello, James Thompson!

BASF partners with National Rural Independents (NRI) to develop the next generation of agronomists

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Presenting Julia Canfailla

BASF and TRI Underground design new generation pits lids

GROWing as a Graduate 2022: Ally van Dalen

Airley Mulraney: Developing together with BASF ANZ

BASF Australia colleagues share their experience wih EVs

BASF ANZ tackles the Clean4Change Waste Challenge

BASF ANZ colleagues share their #AgVentures

BASF’s creative stories showcase safety

BASF protects Sandgate Scouts with much-needed Termidor^® Termite treatment