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BASF Corporate Strategy

Who we are

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world.


Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions.

BASF 2024 at a glance

65.3Bn 

Euro turnover

235

Production sites worldwide

17.0

Tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions

BASF in Korea

BASF has been doing business in Korea since 1954, and is a leading foreign investor in the Korean chemical industry. BASF’s Korean entity, BASF Company Ltd., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF SE and also maintains the Asia Pacific regional headquarters of its electronic materials business in Seoul.

BASF provides a broad portfolio of solutions to customers in Korea, and operates seven world-scale production sites in Yeosu, Ulsan, Gunsan, Ansan and Yesan. BASF also maintains a global electronic materials research and development center in Suwon and four technical development centers, in Dongtan, Ansan, and Siheung. The sales and administration office is located in Seoul.

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Financial Figures 2024
On February 28, 2025, BASF published its preliminary financial figures for the year 2024. The audited Report will be published on March 21, 2025.
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