BASF SE

Operating globally, BASF SE is a prominent chemical company. Its diverse business is structured into six distinct divisions: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals segment provides foundational petrochemicals and essential intermediate products. The Materials division offers advanced materials and their precursors, including substances like isocyanates and polyamides, as well as inorganic basic products and specialized offerings for the plastics and plastics processing industries. Within Industrial Solutions, BASF develops and markets a wide array of ingredients and additives for industrial applications, such as polymer dispersions, pigments, resins, electronic materials, antioxidants, light stabilizers, oilfield chemicals, and chemicals for mineral processing and hydrometallurgy. The Surface Technologies division delivers chemical solutions for various applications, including automotive OEM, refinish coatings, surface treatment, catalysts, battery materials, and services involving precious and base metals for the automotive and broader chemical industries. The Nutrition & Care segment produces and supplies nutrition and care ingredients for food and feed manufacturers, alongside the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergent, and cleaner industries. Agricultural Solutions provides a comprehensive portfolio of crop protection products—such as fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and biological solutions—in addition to seeds and seed treatment products. BASF also holds a strategic partnership with Contemporary Amperex TechnologyCo., Limited, focusing on battery material solutions, encompassing cathode active materials and battery recycling. Founded in 1865, BASF SE's corporate headquarters are located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.