BASF Online Report 2020

Our integrated corporate report combines financial and sustainability reporting to inform shareholders, employees and the interested public about the 2020 business year.

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Economy

Environment

Society

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The coronavirus pandemic was the defining event of the year 2020. We reacted quickly and decisively to the crisis. Moreover, with our “Helping Hands” initiative, we provided assistance from the very beginning of the pandemic.

Martin Brudermüller Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Read the letter from the Chairman

BASF Value Creation

How We Create Value

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Key data

BASF Group 2020 at a Glance

Sales

€ 0,000 million

2019: €59,316 million

EBIT before special items

€ 0,000 million

2019: €4,643 million

EBIT

–€ 0 million

2019: €4,201 million

Dividend per share

€ 0.00

2019: €3.30

All Key Figures at a Glance

Our strategic priorities

Employees

Our employees are key to our success. That is why we value a working environment that fosters their individual talents and enables them and their teams to perform at their best.

Diversity and inclusion at BASF

What we expect from our leaders

Innovation

Innovation is the bedrock of our success. BASF is an innovation leader in the chemical industry, with around 10,000 employees in research and development and R&D spending of around €2.1 billion.

Research focus areas at BASF

Examples of innovation from our segments

Sustainability

Sustainability is a key driver of our growth. We want to create value for business, environment and society with our products, solutions and technologies.

Steering of our product portfolio

Our Circular Economy Program

Operations

The production and processing of chemicals are at the heart of our business. Our strength is and remains the Verbund with its integrated value chains.

Process safety and occupational safety at BASF

Carbon Management to reduce our CO₂ emissions

Digitalization

Digitalization is an integral part of our business. It enables us to manage processes more efficiently, accelerate innovation and improve our customer relationships.

Faster product development thanks to Ultrasim^®

Our digital solutions for agriculture

Portfolio

We have consistently focused our portfolio on innovation-driven growth areas. The Asian market plays a central role in our future growth.

Material investments and portfolio measures

Employees

Our employees are key to our success. That is why we value a working environment that fosters their individual talents and enables them and their teams to perform at their best.

Diversity and inclusion at BASF

What we expect from our leaders

Innovation

Innovation is the bedrock of our success. BASF is an innovation leader in the chemical industry, with around 10,000 employees in research and development and R&D spending of around €2.1 billion.

Research focus areas at BASF

Examples of innovation from our segments

Sustainable Solutions for our Customers

Value for BASF Value for our customers / the environment

Chemicals

ChemCycling^TM

sales products using recycled raw materials

Materials

Adipic acid

720,000

metric tons

annual production volume

Industrial Solutions

OPPANOL^® B12 BMBcert^TM

15,000

metric tons

annual volume of the relevant market in Europe

Surface Technologies

FWC+ catalyst

>€20 million

estimated annual sales potential from 2022 onward

Nutrition & Care

Kolliphor^® P 188 Bio

>10%

estimated annual volume growth

Agricultural Solutions

BioSolutions

>€150 million

annual sales with BioSolutions by BASF