Andreas Riehemann, Managing Director BASF New Business GmbH, talks about the work of his department and the most fascinating trends

How BASF Identifies New Areas of Business

Large Scale Commercial Production of Renewable Butanediol
BASF plans production of butanediol from renewable feedstock using Genomatica technology

Allergic to Animal Tests?
BASF and Promega develop an alternative method to identify allergenic substances

New Fluid Catalytic Cracking Laboratory
BASF to start up fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts testing and research laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany

BASF Expands Omega-3-Business to Norway
BASF completes acquisition of Pronova BioPharma, Lysaker, Norway

BASF's Plant Biotechnology
BASF to expand its research into fungal resistance in corn and discontinue Nutritionally Enhanced Corn and European potato projects

Production Site for Antioxidant Blends in Bahrain
BASF is opening a state-of-the-art production site for customer specific antioxidant blends (CSB) in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Giant Emissions Catalysts Plant in Poland
BASF builds its largest European production plant for emissions catalysts in Środa Śląska, Poland

Science Award Electrochemistry for N. Yabuuchi
Naoaki Yabuuchi, Japan, awarded €50,000 prize by Volkswagen and BASF for his new Na-ion battery electrode materials

Kurt Bock New President of Cefic
Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, has been elected as president of Cefic