Employees
- Number of employees rises to 113,896
- Personnel expenses up by 23.8%
Compared with the end of 2014, the number of BASF Group employees grew by 604 to a total of 113,896 as of March 31, 2015. On this date, 62.8% were employed in Europe while North America accounted for 15.1% of employees, Asia Pacific for 15.3% and South America, Africa, Middle East for 6.8%.
Compared with the same period of the previous year, personnel costs rose by 23.8% to €2,877 million. This was largely due to currency effects, expenses for the long-term incentive (LTI) program, and the employee anniversary bonus.
Employees by region |
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Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Europe |
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71,433 |
71,474 |
Thereof Germany |
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53,157 |
53,277 |
North America |
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17,240 |
17,120 |
Asia Pacific |
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17,455 |
17,060 |
South America, Africa, Middle East |
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7,768 |
7,638 |
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113,896 |
113,292 |