BASF Türkiye

Approximately 700 people are employed in BASF’s offices and production centers in different cities of Türkiye. The headquarters of BASF Türkiye is located in Istanbul and manages also a total of 81 countries including the Russıa, Turkic Republics, Middle East and Africa.

BASF, which carried out its first sale in Türkiye in 1880, has a history of 143 years and it continues to provide products to many different industrial sectors. BASF has been contributing to Turkish economy since the foundation of the Republic. BASF got into a partnership with Sumerbank in 1969 with the aim of providing products to primary industrial sectors such as textile, paper, paint and leather. In 1970, BASF operations in BASF’s first factory in Gebze started. The factory manufactured leather, detergent and construction chemicals. Thanks to the active operations of this factory, BASF began to produce its products, which comply with world standards, in Türkiye, and helped many industries to improve and contributed to Turkish economy. BASF’s partnership with Sumerbank continued until 2000, when BASF AG acquired all the shares from Sumerbank Holding.

BASF Türkiye still carries out its operations with a total of three production facilities. Its headquarters is located in Istanbul and it has many offices in other cities. Sales of the products are grouped under six main segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies,  Nutrition & Care, Agricultural Solutions. BASF provides services to many industrial sectors including automobile, electric and electronics, construction, detergent, cleaning, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal feed, agriculture and food.