Factbook

Factbook

Chemicals

The Chemicals segment consists of the Petrochemicals and Intermediates divisions. It supplies the other segments with basic chemicals and intermediates, contributing to the organic growth of our key value chains as well as to our direct customer business. Alongside internal transfers, our customers mainly come from the chemical and plastics industries. We aim to further expand our competitiveness through technological leadership and operational excellence.

Divisions

Petrochemicals
Broad portfolio of high-quality basic chemicals and specialties, tailored to the needs of internal and external customers, which serve as starting materials for products such as dispersions, paints, coatings, plastics, insulating materials and hygiene products
Intermediates
Comprehensive portfolio of commodities and specialties, which are used as precursors for products such as coatings, plastics, textile fibers, pharmaceuticals and crop protection products
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CO2 reduction in the cement industry

With over 50 years of expertise in gas treatment, BASF is opening up new markets and making important contributions to reducing CO2 emissions. For example, a cement production facility at Heidelberg Materials will be the first to use a large-scale CO2 capture plant in which a process based on OASE® blue, jointly developed by BASF, Linde and Heidelberg Materials, will be used. From 2025, around 70,000 metric tons of CO2 per year will be captured, purified and liquefied in this first plant of its kind for capturing and recycling CO2 in cement production at the Lengfurt site in Bavaria. As cement production is associated with considerable CO2 emissions, we and our partners are making an important contribution to reducing emissions. The use of the special OASE®-based process is open to all companies in the cement industry.

For more information on OASE® blue, see basf.com/oase-blue

Sales 2023

Segment data Chemicals

Last UpdateMay 27, 2024