BASF in Figures We will concentrate on what we Facts and Figures

Sales 2013 EBIT before special items 2013 do best: researching, developing 2013/2014
(million €) (million €) and offering our customers
attractive solutions.

73,973 7,190
Dr. Kurt Bock
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors

Sales by segment
(2013)

Chemicals Performance Functional Materials Agricultural Oil & Gas

Products & Solutions Solutions

2323
%% 2121
%% 2323
%% 7%
7% 2020
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The 6% of sales not shown belonged to Other.

Employees worldwide
(at year-end 2013)
Research and development expenses
(2013; million €)
BASF worldwide The cover photo shows two BASF engineers with a plastic part
created for the automotive industry using our Ultrasim® simulation
method. Lightweight components like this one help reduce weight
With its six Verbund sites and approximately

112,206 1,835
in vehicles, lowering both fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
380 additional production sites, BASF supports
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customers and partners in almost every
country in the world. Ludwigshafen

Antwerp

Apprentices worldwide Patents registered in 2013 North America Florham Park

Europe
(at year-end 2013)
Sales1 EBIT before Employees2 Geismar Nanjing Sales1 EBIT before Employees2

3,060 about 1,300

Freeport
(million €) special items1 (million €) special items1
(million €) Hong Kong (million €)

14,573 1,539 16,996 Kuantan

Singapore
43,335 4,422 70,977

Donations and sponsorship Prevention of CO2 emissions through the South America, Africa, Middle East São Paulo Asia Pacific
by BASF Group use of BASF products sold in 2013 Sales 1
EBIT before Employees 2
Sales1 EBIT before Employees2
(2013; million €) (million metric tons) (million €) special items1 (million €) special items1

49.2 300
(million €) (million €)

4,386 387 7,525 Regional centers Selected production sites Verbund sites Selected research sites
11,679 842 16,708
Regional centers Selected production sites Verbund sites Selected research sites
1
In 2013, by location of company 1
In 2013, by location of company
2
At year-end 2013 2
At year-end 2013

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BASF Segments
Chemicals Performance Products Functional Materials & Solutions Agricultural Solutions Oil & Gas
online magazine
Creating Chemistry

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The Chemicals segment comprises our business with
basic chemicals and intermediates. Its portfolio ranges
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from solvents, plasticizers and high-volume monomers
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67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany and coatings, plant protection and pharmaceuticals. In
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addition to supplying customers in the chemical
industry and numerous other sectors, we also ensure
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that other BASF segments are supplied with chemicals
for producing downstream products.
Our Performance Products lend stability and color to
many everyday items and help to improve their
application properties. Our product portfolio also
includes vitamins and other food additives as well as
ingredients for pharmaceuticals and for hygiene, home
and personal care items. Other products from this
segment improve processes in the paper industry, oil
and gas production, mining and water treatment. They
can also enhance the efficiency of fuels and lubricants,
the effectiveness of adhesives and coatings, and the
stability of plastics.
In the Functional Materials & Solutions segment, we Our crop protection products guard against fungal We focus our exploration and production on oil and
bundle system solutions, services and innovative diseases, insects and weeds, increase the quality of gas-rich regions in Europe, North Africa, South America,
products for specific sectors and customers, in agricultural products and secure crop yields. Our Russia and the Middle East. Together with our Russian
particular for the automotive, electrical, chemical and research in plant biotechnology concentrates on plants partner Gazprom, we are active in the transport, storage
construction industries as well as for household for greater efficiency in agriculture, better nutrition, and and trading of natural gas in Europe.
applications and for sports and leisure. Our portfolio use as renewable raw materials.
comprises catalysts, battery materials, engineering
plastics, polyurethane systems, automotive and
industrial coatings and concrete admixtures as well
as construction systems such as tile adhesives and
decorative paints.
 Resources, environment and climate
Innovative solutions for an environmentally friendly mobility
It’s the battery performance which mainly drives a
buying decision towards an electric car.
Long driving ranges and a long lifetime along with high
safety levels and lower costs are key requirements of
the battery. As the world’s largest automotive supplier
in the chemical industry, BASF is pushing ahead to
develop materials for lithium ion batteries and
materials and components for future battery
technologies. The goal is to supply the automotive
industry with materials and systems that set new
standards in battery performance through innovative
technologies.
basf.com/innovations
Our strategy Our purpose
With the “We create chemistry” strategy, BASF has set We want to contribute to a sustainable future and have
itself ambitious goals in order to strengthen its position
as the world’s leading chemical company.
embedded this into our corporate purpose:
Innovations based on chemistry will play a key role in
three areas in particular:
We create chemistry
for a sustainable future
–– Resources, environment
and climate We combine economic success with environmental
–– Food and nutrition
protection and social responsibility. Through research
and innovation, we support our customers in nearly every
–– Quality of life industry in meeting the current and future needs of
society. Our products and solutions contribute to
conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving
quality of life.
Focus on Quality of life
BASF foam Infinergy™ revolutionizes adidas running shoes
Innovation
The special thing about adidas Boost™ running shoes
is their midsole made of Infinergy™: It absorbs the
foot’s impact while jogging and immediately returns
the energy to the runner. As soon as the compression
from the foot’s impact is released, the foam of the
shoe’s midsole springs instantly back into shape.
This is made possible by the distinctive structure of
Infinergy™, the world’s first expanded thermoplastic
polyurethane (E-TPU). To make it, BASF foams up
TPU granules into highly elastic foam beads: 2,500
of these are then formed into a midsole, creating a
novel, highly elastic cushioning system.
basf.com/creating-chemistry/infinergy
Food and nutrition
Climate protection in agriculture
The use of fertilizers releases large quantities of nitrous
oxide through the decomposition of nitrogen in the soil.
BASF’s nitrification inhibitor ensures that the ammonium
contained in fertilizers is metabolized more slowly by
bacteria in the soil, thus resulting in a reduction in nitrous
oxide. The fertilizer can supply crops with nutrients more
efficiently, and the crop requires fertilization much less
frequently. This decreases greenhouse gas emissions.
The impact on groundwater is reduced by the
nitrification inhibitor as well.
basf.com/climate_protection
Our strategic principles Our values Why the principle Innovation as growth engine
As an integrated global chemical company, we are How we act is critical for the successful implementation “We form the best team” Innovations based on effective and efficient
in a unique position to take advantage of growth
opportunities that arise. In pursuing them, we act
of our strategy: This is what our values represent. They
guide how we interact with society, our partners and
is so important to us research and development are an important growth
engine for BASF. In 2013, about 10,650 employees
in accordance with four strategic principles: with each other. worked in interdisciplinary teams on innovative processes
and products for a sustainable future.
Committed and qualified employees around the world The spending on research and development amounted
–– Creative are the key to making our contribution to a sustainable
to €1,835 million in 2013.
–– Open future. That is why we will continue to pursue our goal
We add value as of building the best team. We offer excellent working
one company –– Responsible conditions and an open leadership culture that fosters
mutual trust and respect and encourages high
–– Entrepreneurial motivation. Life-long learning and further training are
important components of our employee development.
We innovate to make our We spent around €106 million for this purpose in 2013.
customers more successful
We drive
sustainable solutions
We form
the best team