BASF: The latest figures, news and market research on BASF

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