BASF SE Company Description
The world is BASF's ester. BASF is the world's largest chemical company, ahead of Dow and DuPont. It has more than 150 major manufacturing facilities and does business worldwide through six business segments: plastics (including polyolefins and polystyrene), performance products (value-added chemicals and dyes), chemicals (plasticizers solvents), oil and gas exploration and production (through subsidiary Wintershall AG), functional solutions (catalysts, coatings, and construction chemicals), and agricultural products (additives, herbicides, and fertilizers). BASF added to its own catalysts business with the 2006 acquisition of Engelhard, which it then rebranded as BASF Catalysts.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of BASF SE's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of BASF SE's evolution in the marketplace.
