Chemie für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, dafür steht BASF. Wir verbinden wirtschaftlichen Erfolg mit dem Schutz der Umwelt und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Mehr als 111.000 Mitarbeitende in der BASF-Gruppe tragen zum Erfolg unserer Kunden aus nahezu allen Branchen und in fast allen Ländern der Welt bei. Unser Portfolio umfasst sechs Segmente: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care und Agricultural Solutions. BASF erzielte 2022 weltweit einen Umsatz von 87,3 Milliarden €. BASF-Aktien werden an der Börse in Frankfurt (BAS) sowie als American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in den USA gehandelt.
Urea (CH4N2O) is an organic compound of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ammonia (NH3). In 1968, the urea plant as it is known today was built. Urea is a versatile raw material and important monomer in the chemical industry. It is needed in large quantities worldwide, for example for the production of nitrogen fertilizer, for the exhaust gas purifier AdBlue®, for resins, adhesives and much more. The 61-meter Prill tower, which is clearly visible from afar, is part of the urea plant built at the Ludwigshafen site in 1968. In it, crystalline urea is converted into spherical granules.
At an early stage of product development, it is important to understand if and how biodegradation happens. BASF develops a range of certified biodegradable products which are used in numerous applications including soil biodegradable agricultural mulch films, compostable bags and home & personal care products. There are a number of methods which can be used to measure the biodegradation of a material in different habitats. For compostable and soil biodegradable products, it is important to ensure that these products not only biodegrade but also to assess how the final item disintegration under standardized end-of-life conditions takes place. Typically for films products, slide frames are used which hold the film in a specific environment for a number of days, which allows good retrieval of the test sample. The extent of disintegration is then analysed using automatic analysis algorithms. Constanze Risse (left), lab digitalization specialist and Waldemar Bartuli (right), lab technician, observe the separated microplastic from a soil disintegration experiment in a separation funnel.
The new acetylene plant, which replaces the almost 60-year-old previous plant at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site, has an annual capacity of 90,000 metric tons. Around 20 plants at the Ludwigshafen site use acetylene as a chemical building block and starting material for manufacturing many everyday products, including pharmaceuticals, plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and highly elastic textile fibers. BASF customers use these products in the automotive, pharma, construction, consumer goods and textile industries. The integration of the plant into BASF's Verbund system offers advantages such as efficient use of resources, excellent production synergies and short supply routes. In this way, BASF is further enhancing the long-term competitiveness of the Ludwigshafen site. Carsten Triska (left), shift supervisor, and Christian Ackermann (right), plant operator, on a safety walk in the acetylene plant.
On the English farm "The Grange" farmer, Andrew Pitts brings modern agriculture and methods for protection of biodiversity together. The farm is supported by the European Farm Network, a BASF partnership with experts for agriculture and nature protection. Farmers, experts for agriculture and for nature conservation join their knowhow, create measures that increase sustainable farming and test them.
Farm network partners analyse the development of the biodiversity on the UK farm they have been cooperating with since 2008.
On the English farm "The Grange", farmer Andrew Pitts brings modern agriculture and the protection of biodiversity together. The farm is supported by the European Farm Network, a BASF partnership with experts for agriculture and nature protection. Farmers as well as experts for agriculture and for nature conservation join their knowhow and create measures for sustainable and productive farming.
One of the measures is the planting of flower strips in unprofitable field areas. Apart from the high yielding fields for cereal production new habitats for wildlife are created.
Revysol, which BASF launched in 2018, is a highly effective fungicide that not only meets the strict legal requirements but is also practical to use and uniquely flexible. It was developed by a diverse team of experts, among them Dr. Klaas Lohmann, Principal Scientist for Fungicide Chemistry (left), and Dr. Martin Dust, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs Fungicides (right). Here, they examine young wheat plants growing in the fungicide greenhouse at Limburgerhof, Germany.
