BASF
↗Ludwigshafen, Germany
BASF is the world's largest chemical producer, operating across six main segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The company provides a vast range of products including chemicals, plastics, performance products, and crop protection agents to nearly every industry globally.
In the life sciences sector, BASF operates primarily through its Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions divisions. The Pharma Solutions unit is a leading supplier of pharmaceutical excipients and selected active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), while the Agricultural Solutions unit is a global leader in biotech-driven seed traits, crop protection, and digital farming solutions.
CLASSIFICATION
Company Type:Pharma
Therapeutic Areas:
Industry:Chemicals
Sub-Industry:Pharmaceutical Ingredients & Agricultural Biotechnology
SIZE & FINANCIALS
Employees:10000+
Revenue:$70B
Founded:1865
Ownership:public
Status:operating
FUNDING
Stage:Public
Investors:BlackRock, Vanguard, Norges Bank Investment Management
STOCK
Exchange:FWB
Ticker:BAS
Market Cap:$46.3B
PIPELINE
Stage:Commercial
Lead Drug Stage:Commercial (Excipients/APIs)
Modalities:Small molecule, Bioprocessing ingredients, GMO Traits, RNAi (Agricultural)
Active Trials:0
Trial Phases:-
FDA Approvals:0
EMA Approvals:0
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
Subsidiaries:BASF Corporation, Nunhems, Wintershall Dea, TrinamiX
Key Partnerships:Corteva Agriscience (Soybean trait collaboration), ExxonMobil (Methane pyrolysis JDA), Siegfried Holding (Strategic supply partner), ADAMA (Fungicide co-development)
COMPETITION
Position:Leader
Competitors:Dow, DuPont, Bayer, Syngenta, DSM-Firmenich, Croda
LEADERSHIP
Key Executives:
Markus Kamieth - CEO
Dirk Elvermann - CFO
Anup Kothari - President, Nutrition & Health
Scientific Founders:Friedrich Engelhorn
Board Members:Kurt Bock (Chairman), Michael Vassiliadis, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer
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