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Innovate with us!

At BASF, we strive to find solutions to the global challenges we face on a daily basis. This objective requires thinking outside the box and seeking integrated results. Collaboration is key in creating solutions. To achieve this goal, we consistently join forces with experts from different sectors with diverse backgrounds and a broad variety of know-how. With that in mind, we invite you to innovate with us!

Innovate with us!

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. Beyond that, we regularly offer opportunities for external collaboration in temporary campaigns. Additionally, in our open collaborations, you may find a perfect match with your profile. Take initiative and get in touch with us.

Ongoing Challenges

Campaigns

In temporary collaborations, BASF works on finding solutions for specific questions. Here you find the running campaigns.

Open Collaboration

While the world’s population and the resulting demands continue to grow, the planet’s resources are limited. Chemistry is an enabler; it provides solutions for current and future societal needs. This is particularly true for our core topics such as Urban Living, Smart Energy, Food and Digitalization. To find the best solutions, we collaborate with excellent minds from start-ups, industry and academia. Join in and innovate with us.

Start-Up

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We want to improve many areas of life. If you think you can contribute with your idea, technology or business model, we want to hear from you!

Start-Up

We want to improve many areas of life. If you think you can contribute with your idea, technology or business model, we want to hear from you!

Start-Up

We want to improve many areas of life. If you think you can contribute with your idea, technology or business model, we want to hear from you!

Industry

Climate protection is a central component of the BASF strategy. For many years, the company has been continuously reducing its CO2 emissions. For further significant reduction innovative processes, such as the synthesis gas direct conversion for the synthesis of olefins, our research is developing. Olefins are intermediate substances, for the production of cleaning materials, aroma chemicals or superabsorbents. New process technologies and catalysts can reduce the carbon footprint of olefin production by up to 50 percent. Lab Team Leader Sabine Schuster and chemical laboratory technician Oliver Secosan are changing the catalysts in the new synthesis gas direct conversion plant.

We cherish our partners from different industries as experienced and innovative experts. Let's get together to tackle our common challenges!

Industry

We cherish our partners from different industries as experienced and innovative experts. Let's get together to tackle our common challenges!

Industry

We cherish our partners from different industries as experienced and innovative experts. Let's get together to tackle our common challenges!

Academia

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We look forward to innovating and collaborating with excellent researchers around the world. Bring in your expertise and partner with an industry leader!

Academia

We look forward to innovating and collaborating with excellent researchers around the world. Bring in your expertise and partner with an industry leader!

Academia

We look forward to innovating and collaborating with excellent researchers around the world. Bring in your expertise and partner with an industry leader!

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BASF Venture Capital

BASF Venture Capital has been investing worldwide in young, fast-growing companies and funds related to current and future businesses of BASF. These industries include chemistry, new materials, sustainability, digitalization and new, disruptive business models.

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BASF Performance Materials co-creates the sustainable future with its customers

Waterloo, Belgien, 29. August 2024. Der Unternehmensbereich Performance Materials der BASF stellt seinen strategischen Fahrplan zur Erreichung der Klimaneutralität bis 2050 vor und benennt wichtige Meilensteine auf dem Weg zu einer Kreislaufwirtschaft. Damit positioniert sich der Unternehmensbereich, der das gesamte Material-Know-how der BASF für innovative und maßgeschneiderte Kunststoffe bündelt, an der Spitze der dringend nötigen Nachhaltigkeitstransformation bei Kunststoffen.

Die ersten Care 360° Sustainability Days finden vom 17. bis 19. September 2024 statt.

August 20, 2024

BASF opens doors for the first Care 360° Sustainability Days

BASF invites to the first Care 360° Sustainability Days. Following the success of Sustainable Beauty Days for personal care customers in the past two years, the Care Chemicals division this time is looking forward to welcoming participants from all its businesses to sessions on selected sustainability topics.

Ab sofort steht die bahnbrechende App PACIFIC zur Verfügung, die den Austausch von Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Daten von BASF-Produkten ermöglicht. Entwickelt in Zusammenarbeit mit CircularTree, ist PACIFIC jetzt im Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem im Cofinity-X App Store erhältlich.

The groundbreaking PACIFIC app, which enables the exchange of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data of BASF products, is now available. Developed in collaboration with CircularTree, PACIFIC is now available in the Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem in the Cofinity-X App Store.

July 25, 2024

PCF app PACIFIC launched on Cofinity-X

The PACIFIC app, a solution for the exchange of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data of BASF products, is now available in the Catena-X Automotive Ecosystem in the Cofinity-X App Store. BASF customers can from now on register for the application. PACIFIC is a joint development of BASF and CircularTree.

July 24, 2024

Markus Dinslacken assumes new position at BASF’s Coatings division

Münster. Markus Dinslacken, former Chief Human Resources Officer, Fresenius Kabi AG, Bad Homburg, will take over the management of the Global People & Culture Coatings unit and the position of Managing Director at BASF Coatings GmbH on September 1. BASF Coatings has approximately 11,600 employees at 70 sites worldwide.

July 23, 2024

BASF backs Panasonic’s launch of the first luminaire meeting the highest performance level in China

Panasonic, one of the world's leading luminaire manufacturers, incorporates BASF's optical film NovaFlex GlareControl for its new study luminaire "SHIYUE". The innovative film offers excellent anti-glare properties, allowing the product to meet the highest performance level of a new standard set by the China Quality Certification Center. This standard defines the performance requirements for all moveable luminaires for writing and reading application. The highest performance level, AAAAA, could only be met by using BASF’s solution for glare reduction.

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