BASF SE

Ludwigshafen-based diversified chemicals producer

Overview

BASF, the largest German chemicals company, reported fiscal 2025 revenue of US$71.5bn, up 1.33% on the prior year in dollar terms, and employs 108,251 people.[1] Headquartered in Ludwigshafen, it supplies petrochemicals and plastics precursors, catalysts and battery materials, crop-protection products, and ingredients for cosmetics and food. Fortune describes it as the world’s largest chemicals business outside China.[14] It sits one place behind Deutsche Bank in the European ranking.[1]

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