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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 Coatings and NIO agree on strategic partnership for automotive coatings

BASF Coatings, a leading global supplier of innovative coatings solutions, and NIO, a pioneer in the global smart electric vehicle market, have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) aimed at establishing a strategic partnership to enhance cooperation in the automotive coatings sector. This collaboration marks a significant step towards achieving a long-term and mutually beneficial relationship, focusing on automotive exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles.

Chemetall successfully implemented an advanced photovoltaic system at its Boksburg site in South Africa.
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Trade News |

March 4, 2025

Chemetall installs state-of-the-art photovoltaic system for a more sustainable future in Boksburg, South Africa

Die Geschäftseinheit Oberflächentechnik des Unternehmensbereichs Coatings von BASF, die unter der Marke Chemetall operiert, hat erfolgreich eine leistungsstarke Photovoltaikanlage an ihrem Standort in Boksburg, Südafrika, in Betrieb genommen und damit einen wesentlichen Schritt für mehr Nachhaltigkeit gemacht. Chemetall engagiert sich für eine nachhaltigere Zukunft, und die Einführung der neuen Photovoltaikanlage in Boksburg ist ein weiteres Element der kontinuierlichen Aktivitäten des Unternehmens, nachhaltige und erneuerbare Energiequellen an seinen Standorten zu nutzen.

Business & Financial News |

February 20, 2025

Responsible Lithium Partnership is concluding with success: Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable continues its work as a foundation

The Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable (Mesa Multiactor) has achieved its key objective and created a model of collaboration in the Salar de Atacama. As of February 2025, the Roundtable will continue its work as an independent foundation with a focus on water resource management in the Salar, as water scarcity remains a central issue in Salar’s sensitive ecosystem. The newly established format of the Mesa Multiactor provides a vehicle for securing independent funding in the future.

Chemetall has switched its electricity supply for its production site Blackman Township in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to 100% renewable electricity.
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February 11, 2025

Chemetall runs its Blackman Township production facility in the USA entirely on renewable electricity

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has switched its electricity supply for its production site Blackman Township in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to 100% renewable electricity*. The energy provided by the partner BASF Renewable Energy is generated by a subset of renewable resources, including solar and wind, resulting in an approximate reduction of 950 tons of CO₂emissions** in 2025.

Products from Greenville, such as E-Coats for OEM coatings, are produced using renewable energy, thereby reducing the carbon footprint for customers.
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February 7, 2025

BASF Coatings implements 100% renewable electricity at key sites in North America

BASF’s Coatings division has successfully transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at its North American sites in Greenville, Ohio, and Blackman Township in Jackson County, Michigan, effective January 2025. The switch to renewable electricity will bring a significant reduction of more than 11,000 tons of CO₂ emissions annually, benefiting both BASF Coatings’ operations and customers.

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