| Business Summary | | BASF
AG
is
a
transnational
chemical
company.
The
Company's
product
range
includes
chemicals,
plastics,
colorants
and
pigments,
dispersions,
automotive
and
industrial
coatings,
agricultural
products
and
fine
chemicals,
as
well
as
crude
oil
and
natural
gas.
BASF
is
comprised
of
the
parent
company,
BASF
Aktiengesellschaft
of
Ludwigshafen,
Germany,
and
169
consolidated
subsidiaries.
BASF
has
five
separate
business
segments:
Chemicals,
Plastics
&
Fibers,
Colorants
&
Finishing
Products,
Health
&
Nutrition
and
Oil
&
Gas.
These
business
segments
encompass
BASF's
operating
divisions.
In
early
2001,
BASF
sold
its
pharmaceuticals
business
to
Abbott
Laboratories
Inc.
of
Abbott
Park,
Illinois. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | BASF
AG
is
a
global
company
specializing
in
chemicals,
health
and
nutrition,
and
energy.
BASF's
products
include
high-value
chemicals,
plastics,
dyestuffs,
automotive
and
industrial
coatings,
pesticides
and
crude
oil
and
natural
gas.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
net
sales
rose
1%
to
EUR17.62
billion.
Net
income
before
US
GAAP
totalled
EUR6.20
billion,
up
from
EUR912M.
Results
reflect
higher
sales
of
oil
and
gas
and
the
sale
of
the
pharmaceutical
business. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Jürgen Strube, Ph.D., 61 | Chairman | Max Kley, 60 | Deputy
Chairman and CFO | Helmut Becks, 56 | Director
- Asia Region, Corp. Engineering | John Feldman, Ph.D., 51 | Director
- Styrenic and Performance Polymers, Polyurethanes, Polymer Research | Jürgen Hambrecht, Ph.D., 54 | Director
- Inorganics, Petrochemicals, Intermediates, Research and Engineering Chemicals |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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