Daniel Freidank (left) and Wei Leng (right), lab managers, check the quality of viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The density of a foam product depends on the type and amount of blowing agent, and the flexibility or rigidity on the structure of polyols and isocyanates involved.
Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF
Who we are

Who we are

Innovate with us!

BASF chemistry spans 10,000 R&D employees world wide, 280 universities and over 78,000 customers. We strive to be your partner of choice in Sustainable Innovation. Join our network of innovators!

Make a new bond with BASF - The Chemistry of Collaboration​

Collaboration is about Connection, Connection is about people. Who or what can we help you find? #Letscreatechemistry

What type of bond are you looking for?

Innovation Challenges: Discover collaboration opportunities with BASF

Customer Needs

An expert opinion - Meet our Smart Scientists

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. In our open collaborations, you may find a perfect match with your profile. Take initiative and get in touch with us.

Ongoing Challenges

Related News Releases:

datum

výsledky

Wine and table grape growers using xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Fruits & Veggies will get timely and precise agronomic advice to boost production. 
Photo: BASF SE
Trade News | 5. února 2025

BASF launches xarvio ® FIELD MANAGER for Fruits & Veggies

Cologne, Germany - BASF Digital Farming GmbH announces its global expansion into horticulture, launching xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Fruits & Veggies today.
With clips made of certified industrial compostable ecovio® 60 IA 1552 creepers like tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers can be easily fastened in commercial greenhouses. 
Photo: BASF 2025
Trade News | 4. února 2025

For the cultivation of greenhouse fruit and vegetables: plant clips made of certified industrial compostable biopolymer

For the sustainable cultivation of greenhouse fruit and vegetables, BASF has developed a certified industrial compostable biopolymer that can be used to manufacture black and white plant clips. With clips made of ecovio® 60 IA 1552 annual creepers like tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers can be easily fastened in commercial greenhouses. The clips benefit from the biopolymer’s balanced high performance of strength and flexibility, while being certified industrial compostable according to EN 13432. Thus they can be collected together with the plant residues after harvesting and put into organics recycling in industrial composting facilities where they biodegrade. With this end-of-life option for clips, persistent microplastic in green waste usually caused by clips made of polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) can be avoided. At the same time more green waste can be turned into valuable compost contributing to a circular economy.
 
Business & Financial News | 4. února 2025

BASF and its partners publish 2024 results of the world’s first sustainable castor bean program, Pragati

Pragati, the world’s first sustainable castor bean program, completed eight years of operation in the 2023/2024 season. More than 8,000 farmers are now certified under the program, and individual farmer yields have increased significantly. The program has grown to more than 9,000 hectares of mostly semi-arid land under the SuCCESS® sustainability code (see www.castorsuccess.org).
Our own combined cycle gas power plants produce electricity and process steam with a 95% efficiency at emissions far below the average grid level.
Photo: BASF
Trade News | 28. ledna 2025

BASF’s Performance Materials division plants run entirely on renewable electricity in Europe as of 2025

On January 1, 2025, BASF's Performance Materials division completely switched all its European sites to renewable electricity. "As BASF, we want to enable our customers green transformation, and we believe it starts with us. This is our ambition and the goal of #OurPlasticsJourney," said Martin Jung, President of BASF's Performance Materials division. "The use of electricity from renewable sources such as wind or solar is necessary to achieve our climate targets." The changeover applies to the compounding of Engineering Plastics, Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Specialty Polymers. With the turn of the year, in total nine Performance Materials production sites across Europe have been converted.
You will find the long version of the press release in the internet under the following link
 
Business & Financial News | 24. ledna 2025

BASF Group releases preliminary figures for full year 2024

Ludwigshafen – January 24, 2025 – The BASF Group’s sales for the full year 2024 are expected to be €65.3 billion (2023: €68.9 billion). This is in line with the figure estimated by analysts on average according to Vara. While volumes slightly increased, sales prices declined but showed a steady price recovery throughout 2024 compared with the respective quarter of the previous year. Currency effects negatively impacted the sales development.