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At BASF, we strive to find solutions to the global challenges we face on a daily basis. This objective requires thinking outside the box and seeking integrated results. Collaboration is key in creating solutions. To achieve this goal, we consistently join forces with experts from different sectors with diverse backgrounds and a broad variety of know-how. With that in mind, we invite you to innovate with us! 

Join us in our efforts to innovate for a sustainable future: we welcome you to bring in your expertise to help with our ongoing challenges. Beyond that, we regularly offer opportunities for external collaboration in temporary campaigns. Additionally, in our open collaborations, you may find a perfect match with your profile. Take initiative and get in touch with us.

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In temporary collaborations, BASF works on finding solutions for specific questions. Here you find the running campaigns. 

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While the world’s population and the resulting demands continue to grow, the planet’s resources are limited. Chemistry is an enabler; it provides solutions for current and future societal needs. This is particularly true for our core topics such as Urban Living, Smart Energy, Food and Digitalization. To find the best solutions, we collaborate with excellent minds from start-ups, industry and academia. Join in and innovate with us.

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BASF Venture Capital has been investing worldwide in young, fast-growing companies and funds related to current and future businesses of BASF. These industries include chemistry, new materials, sustainability, digitalization and new, disruptive business models.

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Ab sofort steht die bahnbrechende App PACIFIC zur Verfügung, die den Austausch von Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Daten von BASF-Produkten ermöglicht. Entwickelt in Zusammenarbeit mit CircularTree, ist PACIFIC jetzt im Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem im Cofinity-X App Store erhältlich. The groundbreaking PACIFIC app, which enables the exchange of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data of BASF products, is now available. Developed in collaboration with CircularTree, PACIFIC is now available in the Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem in the Cofinity-X App Store.
July 25, 2024

PCF app PACIFIC launched on Cofinity-X

The PACIFIC app, a solution for the exchange of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data of BASF products, is now available in the Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem in the Cofinity-X App Store. BASF customers can from now on register for the application. PACIFIC is a joint development of BASF and CircularTree. 
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Nils Mohmeyer, Director Mobile Spectroscopy, trinamiX (L) and Hans Martin, Managing Director Eurofins Agro Testing are looking forward to the collaboration. Photo: Studio Pothoff BV
June 26, 2024

Eurofins Agro Testing and trinamiX collaborate to optimize feed efficiency

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, Wageningen, Netherlands, June 26, 2024 – Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen, a renowned laboratory specializing in forage, feed, soil, water, manure and compost analysis has announced an international collaboration with trinamiX to optimize forage analyses without the need to send samples to a laboratory. 
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Kevin Anderson, Vice President Amine, Acetylen & Carbonyl Derivate für Nordamerika, BASF (links) und Stefan Ali, Vice President, Energy Transition, Enerflex, in Houston, Texas (rechts) nach der Unterzeichnung des Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) bei Enerflex. Kevin Anderson, Vice President Amines, Acetylene & Carbonyl Derivatives for North America, BASF (left) and Stefan Ali, Vice President, Energy Transition, Enerflex, in Houston, Texas (right) after signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Enerflex’s office.
June 20, 2024

Enerflex and BASF to collaborate in carbon capture, utilization and storage applications

Calgary, Alberta, June 20, 2024 — Enerflex Ltd. (Enerflex) and BASF have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly facilitate the commercial scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) applications. The parties will combine Enerflex’s expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and integration of gas processing and compression systems with BASF’s proprietary OASE® blue technology for flue gas and post-combustion CO2 capture.
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure and BASF announce the first electrical safety product to include components made from biomass-balanced plastics. Used across industrial and infrastructure applications, Siemens SIRIUS 3RV2 circuit breaker is now being manufactured using Ultramid® BMBcertTM and Ultradur® BMBcertTM from BASF, where fossil feedstock at the beginning of the value chain is replaced by biomethane derived from renewable sources such as agricultural waste. Both materials offer the same quality and performance as conventional plastics. A special thing: the SIRIUS 3RV2 circuit breaker is also used in BASF production plants. Photo: BASF SE, 2024
June 10, 2024

Siemens and BASF collaborate on driving circular economy

Siemens Smart Infrastructure and BASF have today announced the first electrical safety product to include components made from biomass-balanced plastics. Used across industrial and infrastructure applications, Siemens SIRIUS 3RV2 circuit breaker is now being manufactured using Ultramid® BMBcertTM and Ultradur® BMBcertTM from BASF, where fossil feedstock at the beginning of the value chain is replaced by biomethane derived from renewable sources such as agricultural waste. Both materials offer the same quality and performance as conventional plastics. The material changeover in the SIRIUS 3RV2 circuit breaker production will reduce the emission of carbon dioxide equivalents by ~270 tons per year1. Customers using these products contribute to a circular economy towards a more sustainable future.
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The Basfia succiniciproducens bacterium produces fumarate. At the same time it fixes the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Magnification 4000:1 (bei 12 cm in width)
June 6, 2024

BASF researching CO2-neutral production of bio-based fumarate using bacteria found in cow stomachs

With the bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens, BASF would like to transform sugar and carbon dioxide into fumaric acid, an important intermediate for chemical production. To this end, the company is collaborating with Saarland University, University of Marburg and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau in a joint research project entitled FUMBIO (FUMarsäure BIObasiert). The bacterium, which was isolated in 2008 from the rumen of a Holstein cow, will be genetically modified by researchers so that it produces large quantities of bio-based fumaric acid, also known as fumarate, during fermentation. With this intermediate, BASF can make a wide range of products with a low carbon footprint, including additives for food and animal feed, starting materials for medication, or building blocks for polymers and detergents and formulators.
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