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BASF Report 2025
New Verbund site for the Chinese market
BASF has been doing business in Asia Pacific for a long time. It all started in 1885 with the trade of textile dyes. Today, BASF serves almost all key industries across the region. With our new Verbund site in Zhanjiang in southern China, we are further expanding BASF’s excellent position in the world’s largest chemical market. Zhanjiang is BASF’s third-largest Verbund site, after Ludwigshafen, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium. With more than 2,000 employees and a broad product range from basic chemicals to specialty chemicals, the site will mainly serve customers in the Chinese market. Zhanjiang is a model for sustainable production both in China and globally. For example, it will be supplied with electricity from 100 percent renewable sources.
At a Glance
BASF Group 2025 at a glance
CEO statement
We have the right playbook to tackle short-term challenges, and, in the long term, we have the right strategy to shape a future-proof BASF.
Dr. Markus Kamieth
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
Key Figures
€
6.6
billion
EBITDA before special items
€
1.3
billion
Free cash flow
€
2.25
per share
Dividend proposed by the Board of Executive Directors
16.1
million metric tons
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalents)
48.5
%
Sales attributable to Sustainable-Future Solutions
5.8
%
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E1 Climate Change
Further information on this topic standard can be found here.Strategy and Governance
Further information on BASF's strategies on this topic can be found here.Global Targets
Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.E2 Pollution Prevention
Further information on this topic standard can be found here.Strategy and Governance
Further information on BASF's strategies on this topic can be found here.Global Targets
Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.Substances of Concern or of Very High Concern
Further information on substances of concern or of very high concern can be found here.Strategy and Governance
Further information on BASF's strategies on this topic can be found here.Global Target
Further information on the target we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.E4 Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Further information on this topic standard can be found here.Strategy and Governance
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Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.E5 Resource Use and Circular Economy
Further information on this topic standard can be found here.Strategy and Governance
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Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.S1 Own Workforce
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Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.S2 Workers in the Value Chain
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Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.S3 Affected Communities
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Further information on the targets we are pursuing regarding this topic can be found here.G1 Business Conduct
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