Alwin Mittasch Prize 2025
Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, honored for outstanding work in catalysis research
Biomass-Balanced Polyethersulfone (PESU)
BASF's Ultrason® E 2010 BMB replaces fossil feedstocks with renewable alternatives, cutting its product carbon footprint
Seismic Survey for Geothermal Energy: BASF and Vulcan Energy Advance Sustainable Heat Project
Seismic exploration will help determine the feasibility of using geothermal brine for lithium extraction alongside energy production
BASF Invests in New Alcoholates Plant in Ludwigshafen
Investment in the mid-double-digit million-euro range to serve the growing life science market as well as the biodiesel industry
Automotive Plastics Recycling Project
BASF, Sabic, Covestro, Clariant, LyondellBasell, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, and Solvay join forces to recycle plastics from end-of-life vehicles in pilot project
Optimizing Mechanical Recycling of Plastics
BASF and partners collaborate to reliably and precisely identify the composition of plastic waste during the recycling process to improve the quality of recycled plastics
BASF Opens Catalyst Development and Processing Center in Ludwigshafen
High double-digit million-euro investment figure at the Ludwighafen, Germany, site
Largest Industrial Heat Pump for CO2-Free Steam Generation
BASF receives funding approval for the construction of a heat pump that will use waste heat from steam cracker
Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2023
BASF, followed by Sinopec and Dow, are the chemical companies with the highest sales, as in the previous year
New Sustainable Fumarate Synthesis Pathway
A joint project by BASF and German universities to convert CO2 and sugar into fumarate using microbes found in the stomach of cows
BASF Sells Ammonia, Methanol and Melamine Plants
BASF is selling the plants as part of restructuring to stay competitive in the evolving European market
First Electrically Heated Steam Cracking Furnace Put Into Operation
BASF, Linde, and SABIC put the first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace into operation
BASF Launches Battery Recycling Metal Refinery Prototype
Li, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cu extracted from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production scrap
Cooperation to Accelerate E-Methanol Production
BASF's SYNSPIRETM catalyst technology to be combined with Envision Energy's process package to accelerate conversion of green H2 and CO2 into e-methanol
BASF and Stena Recycling Partner to Recycle Electric Vehicle Batteries in Europe
Important step towards a circular economy for the European electric vehicle battery market
Martin Brudermüller’s Successor as CEO of BASF
Markus Kamieth will succeed Martin Brudermüller in April 2024, when Brudermüller's contract expires; Katja Scharpwinkel will succeed Melanie Maas-Brunner in the BASF board
7 Chemical Giants Launch Global Impact Coalition (GIC)
First concrete project of CEO-led Net-Zero chemical industry initiative aims to speed up the adoption of chemical and mechanical recycling methods for plastics
BASF Announces Fermentation Plant in Ludwigshafen
Investment in the high double-digit million euro range for biological and biotechnology-based crop protection products
BASF’s Large-Scale MOF Production
First company to produce MOFs on a large commercial scale for carbon capture