Turnover: 68.9 billion EUR (2023)
Country: Germany
BASF is considered one of the world's leading chemical companies.
BASF is a global company with 111,000 employees working in six sectors, including chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, surface technologies, nutrition and care, and agricultural solutions. With almost 2,500 employees, BASF has a strong presence in France and is a partner to industry, agriculture and R&D.
Its global pigments offering earned it nearly 4.5 billion euros in 2016. The Group is present on all five continents (excluding Antarctica). In France, it has no fewer than 15 production sites.
More generally, BASF has a very broad portfolio: plastics, oil, gas and crop protection products. In 2018, its sales reached €62.7 billion, including almost €900 million in France.
In the plastics sector, BASF offers 3 types of products:
- Polymers
- Pigments and additives for plastics
- Rubber additives
- BASF Group sales in France will reach 1.6 billion euros in 2020, with more than 3,000 employees
News
BASF: the Ludwigshafen giant sinks into crisis 22/01/2024
- BASF profits: 45% fall between 2022 and 2023.
- BASF earnings before interest and taxes in 2023: 3.8 billion euros.
- BASF sales in 2023: €68.9 billion, a decline of 20%.
- Proposed transaction: sale of Wintershall Dea to Harbour Energy for approximately $2.15 billion.
A new BASF boss to tackle a number of mammoth projects 21/12/2023
- BASF employs around 111,000 people
- BASF is currently cutting 2,600 jobs
- BASF has sales of €87.3 billion, but profits have fallen by 40%.
- BASF has embarked on a far-reaching restructuring program that extends to its three main business sectors: crop protection, battery materials and coatings.
- Construction of a new €10 billion site in China.
- BASF generates 45% of its sales in Europe.
Historic turn at German giant BASF | BASF pivots towards the future 08/12/2023
- BASF is the world's largest chemical company, with 111,000 employees.
- The group generated sales of 87.3 billion euros.
- BASF makes three main activities commercially independent: crop protection, battery materials and coatings.
- 230 production sites worldwide.
- The world's largest chemical complex, with around 40,000 employees, is located in Ludwigshafen in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Financial Data
DUNS: 542069158
Legal Name: BASF FRANCE SAS
Address: 49 AV GEORGES POMPIDOU , 92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET
Number of employees: 122 500 (2018)
Capital: 264 338 181 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | Turnover (€) | Net Profit (€) | Fiscal Year End | Fiscal Year Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 805 966 166 EUR | 15 219 385 EUR | 31/12/2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 839 616 377 EUR | 22 026 210 EUR | 31/12/2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 802 582 784 EUR | 19 375 301 EUR | 31/12/2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 803 657 448 EUR | -30 989 812 EUR | 31/12/2016 | 12 |
Studies mentioning this company
The bioplastics market - Belgium
Other companies mentioned:
- Solvay
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- Fost PLus
- Go4Circle
- TÜV Austria
- Novamont
- Alpagro Packaging
- Sphere (Propsac au Belenux)
- Lactips
The bioplastics market - France
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- BASF
- Plastivaloire Groupe
- Craemer France
- Vegeplast
- Bio-Fed
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- Novamont
- NaturePlast
The market for dyes and pigments - France
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- BASF
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- Addiplast Group
- Venator Pigments
- AMG (Advanced Metallurgical Group)
- Colorey
The industrial paint market - Italy
Other companies mentioned:
- Akzo Nobel
- BASF
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- Industria Chimica Adriatica S.p.a
- MAPEI S.p,a
- Bricomen Italia S.r.l
The market for disinfection, disinsectisation, rodent control - France
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