BASF
EMEA
Ludwigshafen
,
Germany
Multinational
FOUNDED
1865
HEADCOUNT
10000+
FUNDING
Public
Keywords:
commodity_chemicals, specialty_chemicals, crop_protection, enzymes, nutraceuticals, vitamins
BUSINESS
Global chemical company operating across chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, nutrition and care, and agricultural solutions segments. Serves customers in nearly every industry and country.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Partial; chemicals major with meaningful industrial-biotech operations embedded in a much larger conventional-chemistry portfolio. Operates large-scale fermentation of engineered Ashbya gossypii for vitamin B2 (riboflavin) in Gunsan, South Korea (industrial production since 1990), plus feed-enzyme production (phytase and others) and ag biologicals via Agricultural Solutions.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
platform chemicals; agricultural solutions; bio-based materials