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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

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