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BASF is targeting a listing for Agricultural Solutions at Frankfurt Stock Exchange, guided by a new Management Board and a strong focus on innovation and customers.
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Business & Financial News | November 11, 2025

BASF targets Frankfurt Stock Exchange as listing location for Agricultural Solutions and presents its new Management Board

BASF is targeting the Frankfurt stock exchange as the listing location for its Agricultural Solutions business. The planned initial public offering (IPO) of Agricultural Solutions as a European company (Societas Europaea, SE) represents a major milestone in BASF’s “Winning Ways” strategy. It will establish the standalone business as an independent, pure-play agricultural company with global reach, robust growth prospects and strong cash flow generation. BASF will remain the majority shareholder and will continue to benefit from the company’s growth and success, while implementing market customary corporate governance.

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Trade News | November 25, 2025

BASF Coatings sets innovation benchmark with Lean Lab in Wuerzburg 

With a new laboratory at its site in Wuerzburg, Germany, BASF Coatings reinforces its position as a pioneer in digitalization, occupational safety, efficiency, and sustainability. The innovative “Lean Lab” concept focuses on developing and producing waterborne basecoats for customers in the European automotive industry. 
Today, BASF officially launched its new high-performance dispersant production line in Nanjing, China. Lu Weidong (fifth from the left), Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area, Tao Lei (third from the right), Member of the CPC Working Committee of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area and Vice Director of Administration Committee of Nanjing Jiangbei New Area, Dr. Stephan Kothrade (sixth from the left), Member of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer, BASF SE, Dr. Jeffrey Lou (fourth from the right), President and Chairman of BASF Greater China, joined with government officials and BASF executives at the commissioning ceremony. 
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Trade News | November 25, 2025

BASF launches high-performance dispersant production line in Nanjing, China
 

BASF has officially commissioned its high-performance dispersant production line at the Jiangbei New Material Technology Park, Nanjing, China. This investment enables local production of the most advanced dispersants using Controlled Free Radical Polymerization (CFRP) technology. The overall global capacity increase improves supply reliability and flexibility, along with production from the company’s site in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.
Trade News | November 21, 2025

BASF launches xarvio ® FIELD MANAGER For Grapes

Cologne, Germany - BASF Digital Farming launches xarvio FIELD MANAGER For Grapes, providing growers of wine grapes in France, Spain, and Türkiye with access to proven plant, pest, disease, fertilization and irrigation models that measurably improve crop health, while optimizing resources and reducing environmental impacts. The tool marks a major leap forward in the global digitalization of viticulture.
Trade News | November 19, 2025

BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio

BASF has broadened its offering for certified biomass-balanced methanol products  by adding the ISCC EU certification to its existing portfolio. Since mid-2025, BASF’s Intermediates division has been supplying biomass-balanced methanol that is certified under ISCC EU, enabling BASF to meet the full range of certification requirements across both the chemical and biofuel sectors. For the chemical industry, methanol is certified under the ISCC PLUS and REDcert² standards, while ISCC EU and REDcert-EU certifications address the specific regulatory needs of the biofuel sector. This comprehensive certification framework allows BASF to support its customers in different industries to achieve their sustainability goals and comply with regulatory requirements.
L-R: Prakash Devassy (Managing Director, Thailand & Business Management, Oleo Surfactants, Asia Pacific), Rahul Tilve (Vice President Operations, Care Chemicals, Asia Pacific), Tedy Waworuntu (Director, Bangpakong Site, Thailand) and Suppawan Rattanapirom (Director – Business Services & People Services, Thailand) at the inauguration of the APG plant in Bangpakong site, Chonburi, Thailand.
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Trade News | November 19, 2025

BASF inaugurates the expansion of production capacity for Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) in Bangpakong, Thailand

Chonburi, Thailand – November 19, 2025 – BASF today announced the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides (APGs) footprint in Asia with a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The enhancement is a strategic response to strengthen its position in a growth geography and serve customers with greater agility and more flexibility from a robust regional network.

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