• BASF
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • June 4, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Chemicals
  • Verified:
  • No
  • No of Employees:
  • 10 001 - 50 000
  • Stock Code:
  • BAS
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  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Germany
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • BASF
  • General Information

Description

BASF SE, originally named Badische Anilin- und Sodafabrik, is a European multinational chemical company and the world’s largest chemical producer, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, with a focus on creating chemistry for a sustainable future. 

Key Facts:
  • History:

    Founded in 1865 as a dye manufacturer, BASF has grown into a global chemical giant. 

  • Global Presence:

    BASF operates in over 80 countries, with subsidiaries and joint ventures across Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Africa. 

  • Business Segments:

    BASF’s core businesses are Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions, with standalone businesses in Surface Technologies. 

  • Products and Solutions:

    BASF’s portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, and crop protection products to oil and gas, serving a wide variety of industries. 

  • Sustainability Focus:

    BASF emphasizes combining economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, aiming to be the preferred chemical company to enable customers’ green transformation. 

  • Employee Base:

    BASF employs around 112,000 people worldwide. 

  • Financial Performance:

    BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. 

  • Stock Exchange:
    BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. 
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Natalie Muhlenfeld:
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Michael Vassiliadis:
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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 14852
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1865
  • Registration Number: 
  • DE 149145247
  • Country: 
  • Germany
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • Börse Berlin Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • December
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 91
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 19/06/2017

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • The BASF Group consists of eleven operating divisions, which are grouped into six segments as follows: Chemicals: Petrochemicals, Intermediates. Materials: Performance Materials, Monomers. Industrial Solutions: Dispersions & Resins, Performance Chemicals.
  • Primary office: 
  • Ludwigshafen (on the Rhine) in southwestern Germany

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Manohar Kamath
  • Reporting currency: 
  • EUR
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
BAX
DE000BASF111
  • Authorised shares:
  • 892 522 164
  • Issued shares:
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 0 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
Fitch RatingsCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkA1
Moody'sCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkA3

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Kurt

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
68
RoleNED
QualificationBusiness Administration, Dr. rer. pol.
Date Appointed: 18/06/2020
Duration:
6 years and 2 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Stefan

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
70
RoleNED
QualificationDegree Business Administration, Dr. rer. pol.
Date Appointed: 29/04/2022
Duration:
4 years and 4 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Thomas

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
60
RoleNED
QualificationDoctorate in Organic Chemistry
Date Appointed: 03/05/2019
Duration:
7 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Liming

Non Executive
NationalitySingapore
66
RoleNED
QualificationBachelor of Science. Master’s degree in Food Science
Date Appointed: 08/10/2020
Duration:
5 years and 10 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Tatjana

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
51
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 04/05/2018
Duration:
8 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Alessandra

Non Executive
NationalityItaly
53
RoleNED
QualificationMSc. in Economics, MBA
Date Appointed: 29/04/2022
Duration:
4 years and 4 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Sinischa

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
50
RoleNED
QualificationStudies of Business Administration
Date Appointed: 12/05/2017
Duration:
9 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Andre

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
56
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 29/04/2022
Duration:
4 years and 4 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Natalie

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
46
RoleNED
QualificationLaw, Second State Examination in Law
Date Appointed: 29/04/2022
Duration:
4 years and 4 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Michael

Non Executive
NationalityGermany
62
RoleNED
QualificationChemical Lab Technician
Date Appointed: 01/08/2004
Duration:
22 years and 1 month
Independance: N
Profile
Name

Peter

Non Executive
NationalityBelgium
58
RoleNED
QualificationAutomotive Mechanic
Date Appointed: 29/04/2022
Duration:
4 years and 4 months
Independance: Y
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Kurt Bock

Duration6 years and 2 months
Profile
Name

Stefan Asenkerschbaumer

Duration4 years and 4 months
Profile
Name

Thomas Carell

Duration7 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Liming Chen

Duration5 years and 10 months
Profile
Name

Tatjana Diether

Duration8 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Alessandra Genco

Duration4 years and 4 months
Profile
Name

Sinischa Horvat

Duration9 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Andre Matta

Duration4 years and 4 months
Profile
Name

Natalie Muhlenfeld

Duration4 years and 4 months
Profile
Name

Michael Vassiliadis

Duration22 years and 1 month
Profile
Name

Peter Zaman

Duration4 years and 4 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Kurt

Experience Chemicals, Financial Services
Profile
Name

Stefan

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Thomas

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Liming

Experience Chemicals, Oil and Gas
Profile
Name

Tatjana

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Alessandra

Experience Chemicals, Financial Services, Investment
Profile
Name

Sinischa

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Andre

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Natalie

Experience Chemicals, Legal
Profile
Name

Michael

Experience Chemicals
Profile
Name

Peter

Experience Chemicals, Automobile
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

KPMG

Date Appointed01/12/2017
Year8 years and 9 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Kurt Bock

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG, OT
Profile
Name

Stefan Asenkerschbaumer

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG, OT
Profile
Name

Thomas Carell

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG, OT
Profile
Name

Dame Alison Carnwath

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, NG
Profile
Name

Liming Chen

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG
Profile
Name

Tatjana Diether

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, OT
Profile
Name

Alessandra Genco

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, NG
Profile
Name

Sinischa Horvat

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, OT
Profile
Name

Michael Vassiliadis

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, OT
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT