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March 2, 2026

BASF starts commercial production of Elastollan® Flame‑Retardant (FR) TPU grade in Shanghai

BASF today announced that its Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) plant in Shanghai is qualified to produce Elastollan^®Flame‑Retardant (FR) TPU grade, offering a comprehensive portfolio of flame-retardant solutions including both FHF and FR grades.

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February 27, 2026

BASF achieved important milestones in implementing its “Winning Ways” strategy

In the 2025 business year, the BASF Group faced an uncertain and very volatile global market environment with considerable headwinds. “We therefore mainly focused on the things we can control within the framework of our ‘Winning Ways’ strategy,” said BASF CEO Dr. Markus Kamieth when presenting the 2025 financial figures together with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann. The company reached significant milestones in its strategy implementation: “We successfully started up the major plants at our new Verbund site in Zhanjiang. We also accelerated our cost savings programs and significantly streamlined BASF’s organization. Moreover, we progressed swiftly and successfully with the announced portfolio measures,” Kamieth added. However, the year 2025 and particularly the fourth quarter did not develop as anticipated for BASF Group.

February 13, 2026

BASF to strengthen local production footprint in India with new dispersions line at Mangalore, India

BASF is expanding its dispersions production capacity at its Mangalore site with the addition of a new production line. The expansion underscores BASF’s confidence in India’s long-term growth and its continued commitment to supporting customers across architectural paints, construction chemicals and paper applications.

February 4, 2026

BASF and Yuntianhua extend Limus^® partnership through 2030

BASF and Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd., a China-based fertilizer manufacturer, received verified results from an independent auditor of its second monitoring period of the Limus^® carbon project in China. A total of 76,587 tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions (CO₂e) have been reduced^{^}, bringing the cumulative total to over 120,000 tons of CO₂e reduced in 2025. This was achieved by using Yuntianhua’s stabilized urea fertilizer containing BASF's urease inhibitor Limus.

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January 27, 2026

Personnel changes at BASF

Daniel Wussow (39), Senior Vice President, Mobile Emissions Catalysts at BASF (Shanghai) Management Co. Ltd., Shanghai, will, as President, assume responsibility for the Division Care Chemicals, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, effective April 1, 2026. He will succeed Mary Kurian (48), who was appointed as Member of the Board of Executive Directors.