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Anne Berg: building a successful international manufacturing career
BASF’s own Anne Berg was recently inducted into the WIM Hall of Fame. Learn more about this successful leader and her career in this article.
 
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How AI is changing the world of hair and skin care
BASF’s AI-based platform D’lite helps formulators develop customized solutions with more sustainable ingredients. Learn about this tool in our new article.
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Mass spectrometry: uncovering unknowns in chemicals 
Learn more about Smart Scientist, Shouxun Zhao, who leads a team of experts in Structure Elucidation technologies at BASF's Wyandotte, Michigan site.
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Forging a path to leadership in manufacturing
Lab Quality Supervisor Jessyca Utley has come a long way in the manufacturing world. An active driver of change, she empowers and supports women across the industry.
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In BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, plastic waste is transformed into pyrolysis oil using a thermochemical process. The oil can be fed in the BASF Verbund, replacing fossil resources. Using a mass balance approach, new products are manufactured with it. These have the same properties as products from fossil raw materials. BASF works together with partners such as Quantafuel, a startup headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Quantafuel is specialized in the pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and the integrated purification of the resulting oil. Dr. Michael Bachtler (right), who is working on BASF’s ChemCycling™ project, and Rasmus Kærsgaard (left), Plant Director at Quantafuel in Quantafuel’s pyrolysis and purification plant in Skive, Denmark.
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BASF sites across North America receive mass balance certifications
In 2023 and 2024, several BASF products and production sites across North America have received mass balance certifications. Learn more in this article.
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BASF helps create a one-of-a-kind floating solar panel system
BASF and Noria Energy developed a new concept for floating solar panels. Learn about the technology and how this collaboration will continue to grow.
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Enzymes: a powerful yet silent ally of sustainability
Discover how enzymes are slowly yet steadily paving the way to a more sustainable reality and learn more about the scientists behind these efforts.
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New Jersey educators uncover the power of chemistry in natural ecosystems
Educators came together to learn about the chemistry behind natural ecosystems, the effects of climate change and how to drive change in their communities.
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BASF climate protection initiatives and collaborations
Discover some of BASF’s recent efforts to help fight climate change in North America, as part of its 2023 Sustainable by Design event series.
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Hydrometallurgy: A more sustainable solution to extracting metals in mining
Learn all about the world of hydrometallurgy and metal extraction in the mining industry from chemist and Smart Scientist, Julius Heidlas.
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