- Headquarters
- Ludwigshafen, Germany · Europe
- Value chain
- Chemicals & gases(Inputs)
- What that means
- Supplies chemistry: speciality and process chemicals, coatings and resins, industrial and speciality gases, energetics, fuels, reagents and enzymes.
- Founded
- 1865
- Staff
- 111,991 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- ETR:BAS on Google Finance
- Website
- basf.com
- Relevance
- Very high at its strongest, in Advanced Chemical & Process Manufacturing
Ludwigshafen, GermanyIn 2 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing · Manufacture · listed #1 of 50
World's largest chemical producer, running integrated Verbund sites and a large process-development and catalyst business that is among the top international patent applicants in process chemistry.
Relevance: World's largest chemical producer
- Functional Materials & CoatingsVery high
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing · Equipment & materials · listed #4 of 50
Largest chemical company, supplying automotive OEM coatings, pigments, dispersions, functional additives and engineered polymers.
Relevance: Largest chemical company; leading automotive coatings and pigments