Freeport Geismar

Kuantan

Antwerp

Florham Park

São Paulo

Singapore

Hong Kong

Ludwigshafen

Regional centers Selected production sites Verbund sites Selected research sites

Nanjing

23 % 21 % 23 % 7 % 20 %23 % 21 % 23 % 7 % 20 %

EBIT before special items 2013 (million €)

7,190Sales 2013 (million €)

73,973

BASF in Figures

Sales by segment (2013)

Agricultural Solutions

Functional Materials & Solutions

Oil & GasChemicals Performance Products

Prevention of CO2 emissions through the use of BASF products sold in 2013 (million metric tons)

300

Donations and sponsorship by BASF Group(2013; million €)

49.2

Patents registered in 2013

about 1,300Apprentices worldwide (at year-end 2013)

3,060

Research and development expenses(2013; million €)

1,835Employees worldwide (at year-end 2013)

112,206With its six Verbund sites and approximately 380 additional production sites, BASF supports customers and partners in almost every country in the world.

BASF worldwide

North America

Sales1 (million €)

14,573

EBIT before special items1 (million €)

1,539

Employees2

16,996

Sales1 (million €)

43,335

EBIT before special items1 (million €)

4,422

Employees2

70,977

Sales1 (million €)

11,679

EBIT before special items1 (million €)

842

Employees2

16,708

South America, Africa, Middle East

Sales1 (million €)

4,386

EBIT before special items1 (million €)

387

Employees2

7,525

Europe

Asia Pacific

The cover photo shows two BASF engineers with a plastic part created for the automotive industry using our Ultrasim® simulation method. Lightweight components like this one help reduce weight in vehicles, lowering both fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

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Our Performance Products lend stability and color to many everyday items and help to improve their application properties. Our product portfolio also includes vitamins and other food additives as well as ingredients for pharmaceuticals and for hygiene, home and personal care items. Other products from this segment improve processes in the paper industry, oil and gas production, mining and water treatment. They can also enhance the efficiency of fuels and lubricants, the effectiveness of adhesives and coatings, and the stability of plastics.

In the Functional Materials & Solutions segment, we bundle system solutions, services and innovative products for specific sectors and customers, in particular for the automotive, electrical, chemical and construction industries as well as for household applications and for sports and leisure. Our portfolio comprises catalysts, battery materials, engineering plastics, polyurethane systems, automotive and industrial coatings and concrete admixtures as well as construction systems such as tile adhesives and decorative paints.

Our crop protection products guard against fungal diseases, insects and weeds, increase the quality of agricultural products and secure crop yields. Our research in plant biotechnology concentrates on plants for greater efficiency in agriculture, better nutrition, and use as renewable raw materials.

We focus our exploration and production on oil and gas-rich regions in Europe, North Africa, South America, Russia and the Middle East. Together with our Russian partner Gazprom, we are active in the transport, storage and trading of natural gas in Europe.

Performance Products Functional Materials & Solutions Agricultural Solutions Oil & Gas

The Chemicals segment comprises our business with basic chemicals and intermediates. Its portfolio ranges from solvents, plasticizers and high-volume monomers to glues and electronic chemicals as well as raw materials for detergents, plastics, textile fibers, paints and coatings, plant protection and pharmaceuticals. In addition to supplying customers in the chemical industry and numerous other sectors, we also ensure that other BASF segments are supplied with chemicals for producing downstream products.

Chemicals

BASF Segments

We will concentrate on what we do best: researching, developing and offering our customers attractive solutions.

Dr. Kurt BockChairman of the Board of Executive Directors

The 6% of sales not shown belonged to Other.

1 In 2013, by location of company2 At year-end 2013

1 In 2013, by location of company2 At year-end 2013

Regional centers Selected production sites Verbund sites Selected research sites

Facts and Figures 2013/2014

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The use of fertilizers releases large quantities of nitrous oxide through the decomposition of nitrogen in the soil. BASF’s nitrification inhibitor ensures that the ammonium contained in fertilizers is metabolized more slowly by bacteria in the soil, thus resulting in a reduction in nitrous oxide. The fertilizer can supply crops with nutrients more efficiently, and the crop requires fertilization much less frequently. This decreases greenhouse gas emissions. The impact on groundwater is reduced by the nitrification inhibitor as well.

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Food and nutritionClimate protection in agriculture

Our purposeWe want to contribute to a sustainable future and have embedded this into our corporate purpose:

We create chemistry for a sustainable future

We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through research and innovation, we support our customers in nearly every industry in meeting the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life.

Why the principle “We form the best team” is so important to us

Our valuesHow we act is critical for the successful implementation of our strategy: This is what our values represent. They guide how we interact with society, our partners and with each other.

– Creative

– Open

– Responsible

– Entrepreneurial

Our strategic principlesAs an integrated global chemical company, we are in a unique position to take advantage of growth opportunities that arise. In pursuing them, we act in accordance with four strategic principles:

We innovate to make our customers more successful

We add value as one company

We drive sustainable solutions

We form the best team

Focus on Innovation

Committed and qualified employees around the world are the key to making our contribution to a sustainable future. That is why we will continue to pursue our goal of building the best team. We offer excellent working conditions and an open leadership culture that fosters mutual trust and respect and encourages high motivation. Life-long learning and further training are important components of our employee development. We spent around €106 million for this purpose in 2013.

Innovation as growth engineInnovations based on effective and efficient research and development are an important growth engine for BASF. In 2013, about 10,650 employees worked in interdisciplinary teams on innovative processes and products for a sustainable future. The spending on research and development amounted to €1,835 million in 2013.

Quality of lifeBASF foam Infinergy™ revolutionizes adidas running shoes

The special thing about adidas Boost™ running shoes is their midsole made of Infinergy™: It absorbs the foot’s impact while jogging and immediately returns the energy to the runner. As soon as the compression from the foot’s impact is released, the foam of the shoe’s midsole springs instantly back into shape. This is made possible by the distinctive structure of Infinergy™, the world’s first expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU). To make it, BASF foams up TPU granules into highly elastic foam beads: 2,500 of these are then formed into a midsole, creating a novel, highly elastic cushioning system.

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It’s the battery performance which mainly drives a buying decision towards an electric car. Long driving ranges and a long lifetime along with high safety levels and lower costs are key requirements of the battery. As the world’s largest automotive supplier in the chemical industry, BASF is pushing ahead to develop materials for lithium ion batteries and materials and components for future battery technologies. The goal is to supply the automotive industry with materials and systems that set new standards in battery performance through innovative technologies.

basf.com/innovations

Resources, environment and climateInnovative solutions for an environmentally friendly mobility

Our strategyWith the “We create chemistry” strategy, BASF has set itself ambitious goals in order to strengthen its position as the world’s leading chemical company. Innovations based on chemistry will play a key role in three areas in particular:

– Resources, environment and climate

– Food and nutrition

– Quality of life