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BASF's Freeport, Texas Verbund site is the leading producer of basic chemicals, intermediates and fiber products. Propylene from BASF's steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas is used to manufacture acrylic acid, a key starting material for numerous other products.

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March 31, 2026

BASF and Avery Dennison collaborate to launch BASF’s newest acrylates based on renewable electricity: Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate RE

BASF Corporation is launching Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexylacrylate RE (Renewable Electricity), two new products that are manufactured at BASF’s Freeport, Texas site with attributed electricity from renewable sources. This reduces CO₂ emissions in the manufacturing process and improves the products’ carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylic acid esters.

Aseptrol chlorine dioxide product line is widely used in applications such as water purification, disinfection, and dental line cleaning.

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March 18, 2026

BASF and Oxidium Technologies LLC complete sale and purchase transaction for Aseptrol biocide business

BASF Corporation and Oxidium Technologies LLC today announced an agreement under which Oxidium will acquire BASF’s Aseptrol^® technology portfolio. Originally acquired by BASF from Engelhard in 2006, the Aseptrol chlorine dioxide product line is widely used in applications such as water purification, disinfection, and dental line cleaning.

BASF’s biomass balance polyols provide a drop in solution that helps customers reduce the product carbon footprint (PCF) of flexible foam formulations used in countless industrial applications.

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March 10, 2026

BASF introduces biomass balance polyether polyol product portfolio for the sleep products, automotive and CASE industries

BASF has announced the first commercial production of its biomass balance (BMB) polyether polyols in North America, manufactured at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The new product line broadens BASF’s portfolio of sustainable polyurethane raw materials and represents a significant milestone in advancing the company’s sustainability goals.

BASF is introducing Ridivex herbicide, a convenient all-in-one premix of three active ingredients with three different sites of action.

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March 5, 2026

BASF introduces Ridivex herbicide, a new all-in-one standard for post-emerge weed control in corn

BASF is introducing Ridivex herbicide, a convenient all-in-one premix of three active ingredients with three different sites of action. Ridivex herbicide delivers powerful knockdown and long-lasting residual control, which will give corn growers confidence that their weed management is complete for today, tomorrow and weeks to come. Ridivex herbicide is currently pending registration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

BASF is inviting farmers nationwide to again see the difference a BASF performance-driven fungicide can make in their own field with the return of the Real Results Yield Challenge.

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March 3, 2026

Real Results Yield Challenge returns for 2026 season

BASF is inviting farmers nationwide to again see the difference a BASF performance-driven fungicide can make in their own field with the return of the Real Results Yield Challenge. Building on the momentum and insights gained last year, the 2026 Challenge will provide opportunities for growers and retailers to compare fungicides in their own fields, under their own conditions, with Veltyma^®fungicide, Revytek^® fungicide and Revylok^® fungicide against untreated or acres treated with another fungicide brand.