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BASF and UPC Technology Corporation (UPC) signed a strategic Letter of Intent (LoI) on LowPCF products during the BASF & UPC Technology Low Carbon Footprint Strategic Partnership Summit held on September 1, 2026, at UPC's Zhuhai site. The agreement further strengthens the long-standing partnership between the two companies and establishes a framework for collaboration on the use of BASF’s LowPCF products, supporting the plasticizer industry's transition towards a lower-carbon future and UPC's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

BASF has received the 2026 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for Plantapon^® Amino ASP in the Functional Chemicals – Surfactants category, recognizing the company’s commitment to advancing science-driven innovative solutions for the Personal Care industry.

BASF and NEO Corporate Public Company Limited announced a strategic partnership to advance next generation Personal Care solutions through the joint development of innovative formulations, ingredient technologies and trend-driven product concepts.

BASF has officially inaugurated its new Performance Lab for diapers and superabsorbents (SAP) in Mumbai on August 18, 2026, which will provide technical and application services to superabsorbent customers globally. The new lab of BASF’s Hygiene Solutions business has been established in less than a year and is part of BASF’s Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai, BASF’s second largest R&D site in Asia Pacific established in 2017 under BASF Chemicals India Private Limited.

BASF Agricultural Solutions is investing a low double-digit million-euro amount in a new Climate Center at its head­quarters in Limburgerhof, Germany. The purpose-built facility will strengthen the company’s research and regulatory capabilities and support the generation of scientific data required for the registration of crop protection products worldwide.