BASF SE is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. The BASF Group comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa.
We create chemistry for a sustainable future
We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility.
The approximately 110,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world.
Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €59 billion in 2020.
BASF is a member of the global Alliance to End Plastic Waste
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is made up of nearly fifty major global companies. They have committed over $1.0 billion with the goal of investing $1.5 billion over the next five years to develop, deploy and bring to scale solutions that will minimize and manage plastic waste and promote post-use solutions. These can be recycling, reuse and repurposing of plastic to keep it out of the environment. BASF supports this initiative as a co-founding member since a collaborative effort of companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as civil society is necessary to address the global challenge of mismanaged plastic waste.
BASF has been researching biodegradable and bio-based polymers for more than 30 years. The continuous development of these high-quality and high-performance materials takes place in close cooperation with customers, research institutes and local authorities. The focus always lies on the best environmental performance, no matter if the product is manufactured from fossil or renewable resources. For each individual application, environmental safety, cost efficiency and the social consequences have to be examined for a product’s entire life cycle in order to find the most suitable material for the right application with the greatest benefit for society. It should also be checked to what extent the biodegradability offers an added value.
Bioplastics do not substitute conventional plastics but complement them as special materials which offer new properties and application possibilities. They are, for example, the optimal solution for organic waste bags, compostable fruit and vegetable bags, compostable food packaging or agricultural mulch films. Correctly employed, biopolymers can contribute to reducing food waste, returning nutrients to the soil by means of greater volumes of compost generated and to avoiding the accumulation of plastics in the soil.
Thus bioplastics can make an important contribution to Circular Economy which has the aims to use products in the best way possible across the entire value chain, to keep them in usage for as long as possible and to recover them at the end of their service life.
HQ : Germany
Products Offered :
ecoflex® (PBAT): Certified Compostable Plastic
ecoflex® is the first biodegradable and certified compostable polymer by BASF on a fossil basis. It is on the market for more than two decades.
ecovio® is a versatile and high-performance biopolymer. Its particular advantage: It is certified compostable and partly bio-based.