in-cosmetics Global 2025: BASF's Personal Care business wins BSB Innovation Prizes and Supplier Award

April 15, 2025

German consulting agency BSB awards BASF's ingredients Oximony™, Verdessence® Maize and Lamesoft® OP PlusCosmetic ingredients platform SpecialChem honors BASF as Most Popular Supplier

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BASF launches Sokalan® CP 301: a readily biodegradable dispersant with optimal performance for stable agricultural formulations

April 08, 2025

Sokalan® CP 301 bridges a market gap by offering a high-performing and readily biodegradable alternative to existing dispersants

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BASF Coatings renews its exclusive Global Industry Partnership agreement with WorldSkills International

March 18, 2025

WorldSkills helps to promote worldwide vocational education and trainingBASF Coatings is the exclusive Global Industry Partner for the car painting skills categoryReady to sponsor WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 with Glasurit®

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The world's first biomass-balanced polyethersulfone (PESU)

March 11, 2025

With Ultrason® E 2010 BMB, fossil feedstock is replaced with renewable alternatives from waste-based resources and attributed to the product via a certified biomass balance approachDrop-in solution: Ultrason® E 2010 BMB has the same properties, performance, machine processability and certificates as its standard Ultrason® counterpartHigh-performance plastic supports many industries like household, automotive and E&E to increase the use of renewable feedstock and to reduce emissions

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BASF invests in new alcoholates plant in Ludwigshafen

March 04, 2025

Investment in the mid-double-digit million-euro range to strengthen BASF’s position as a reliable supplier for European and global customersAdvanced production facilities to support growing life science market as well as the biodiesel industry

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Cellasto® strengthens its position in India by taking steps for capacity enhancement

February 25, 2025

Cellasto® to meet local demand and strengthen presence in the Indian marketNew plant to enhance capacity as of 2nd half 2026

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For sustainable sound absorption: the world’s first high-quality melamine resin foam with a reduced PCF

February 18, 2025

New Basotect® EcoBalanced has an up to 50% lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) than respective standard gradesProduced with 100% green electricityFossil-based feedstock is replaced with renewable alternative from waste-based feedstock and attributed to the product via certified biomass balance approachSupports the transportation and construction industries to increase the use of renewable feedstock and reduce emissions

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For the cultivation of greenhouse fruit and vegetables: plant clips made of certified industrial compostable biopolymer

February 11, 2025

BASF’s ecovio® 60 IA 1552 extends end-of-life of clips to organic recyclingTests by recycling specialist Renewi prove successful processing in industrial composting acc. to ISO 2020Meet BASF at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, February 5 to 7: hall 1.2, booth C-23

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BASF’s Performance Materials division plants run entirely on renewable electricity in Europe as of 2025

February 04, 2025

At the turn of the year, BASF’s Performance Materials division switched all its European plants to renewable electricityValid for Engineering Plastics, Polyurethanes, Thermoplastic Polyurethanes and Specialty PolymersGreen transformation backed by significant investment

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BASF’s Personal Care business launches VitaGuard® A, an innovative encapsulation technology for retinol

January 28, 2025

Based on BASF’s patented solid lipid encapsulation technology to stabilize retinol in cosmetic formulationsBenefits of retinol encapsulation counters known drawbacks such as irritation and stabilityDelivers proven anti-ageing benefits, including visible improvement of forehead wrinkle appearance

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