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Our worldwide workforce of about 100 000 people generates annual sales of almost £20 billion. Our mission is to provide products and services which benefit mankind and, as part of our effort to do this, we invest £1 billion in research and development.

In the UK we employ some 2000 people. Last year our sales reached £1 billion and we spent £30 million on R & D.

The primary group company in the UK is BASF plc. From our headquarters in Cheadle, Cheshire, we supply most British industries with products which include industrial, intermediate, speciality and fine chemicals; plastics; dispersions, pigments; crop protection products, vitamins and pharmaceuticals.

In the UK we manufacture coil coatings, fibre and
plastic intermediates, pharmaceuticals, printing inks, polyurethane foam systems and vitamin and mineral premixes for animal feed.

We play an active role in the advancement of science and technology as well as in education and the promotion of science teaching. This includes sponsorship of yYoung Science Writer Awards and teaching packs produced by the Chemical Industry Education Centre.

 

BASF Research and Development

Since its formation in 1865, BASF has been distinguished by its potential for innovation and its technical expertise. Almost 130 years later, research and development continue to be instrumental in shaping BASF's future.

About 10,000 BASF employees work in R&D worldwide. Almost 8,000 of them are at our headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, one of the largest research centres in the world. Scientists from all disciplines, including chemists, engineers, biologists, physicists and toxicologists work closely together.

In addition to our own Research &Development, we extend our knowledge by working with leading scientists from universities, institutes and industry and we currently have a worldwide network of 770 co-operative projects.

We are increasing our commitment in plant biotechnology, a new key technology with great innovative potential. We have set up several research joint ventures with partners from the scientific world and begun extensive co-operation.

In 1993, BASF introduced its own internal 'Innovation Award' which is a prize given annually for the best company developments and their successful implementation. Many worthwhile projects have since been recognised in this way.

The 2000 winning entries were polyvinylamine which makes paper cheaper
and more tear resistant and a UV-B absorber
for suncream.

Amongst the most recent endeavours of BASF's R&D are developments in biotechnology, innovative plastics, colour variable pigments, and catalysts for fuel cells.

Milestones in R&D
BASF has been at the forefront of many scientific developments, including:
1870Process for the industrial manufacture of the dye alizarine (madder)
1897First industrial synthesis of indigo (the blue dye for jeans) 
1913Haber-Bosch process for ammonia production, which laid the foundation
for manufacturing nitrogen fertilisers
1929 First industrial styrene synthesis - the beginning of the "plastics age"
1935Magnetic tape developed with the German electronic company AEG
1963New industrial synthesis of vitamin A
1977New manufacturing process for acrylic acid, a basic chemical for dispersions, coatings, adhesives and superabsorbers
1985Installation of the world's first dividing-column for energy-saving distillation
1990Process developed for biotechnological production of vitamin B2
1992 Special-effect pigments developed for interesting optical properties for coatings
1993Launch of epoxiconazole - a highly active, environmentally compatible cereal fungicide
1996Launch of kresoxim-methyl - the first fungicide from the new class of strobilurins

For more information look up the BASF website:
www.basf.com or email: [email protected]