Heidelberg University and BASF extend collaboration at jointly operated catalysis laboratory CaRLa

One focus is now on new processes for chemical recycling of plastic waste

11-Dec-2023 - BASF and Heidelberg University will continue to jointly operate the Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further five years. The two partners signed an agreement to continue this successful research collaboration until 2028. Currently, 10 researchers are employed at CaRLa. Since the ...

BASF Group inaugurates new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai, India

BASF Group’s biggest R&D investment in South Asia

07-Mar-2017 - BASF Group inaugurated its new Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, located in Mumbai, India. The project will involve a total expected investment of up to €50 million from BASF Group, and marks the Group’s largest research and development (R&D) investment in South Asia. All global research operations ...

Science and industry in dialogue: The future of boron chemistry

Focus on the latest developments in use of Boron Reagents and Organometallic Compounds in Organic Synthesis

23-Jun-2010 - From June 15 – 16, the 6th international BASF Boron Conference took place in Ludwigshafen. As in the years before, more than 100 participants from industry and academia attended the meeting to discuss current trends and new applications of boron compounds in fine chemistry. The increasing ...

Melanie Sanford from the University of Michigan receives BASF Catalysis Award 2009

10-Nov-2009 - Scientists are not usually known by their nicknames. Melanie Sanford, Professor at the University of Michigan, is an exception to that rule: Her commitment to new catalytic reactions for cleaner systems and greener processes in chemistry and her new approaches to molecule-building through ...

BASF expands research laboratory in Thane, India and launches science promotion program in India

New laboratory provides additional options for preparation of organic compounds

31-Jan-2008 - BASF is hosting a scientific symposium at its site in Thane near Mumbai, India, to mark the inauguration of a new research laboratory and the foundation of a BASF Indo-German R&D Fund. The "kilogram laboratory" for organic compounds can work on a scale of up to 50 liters. With its flexible ...

Prof. Dean Toste receives BASF Catalysis Award 2007

Chemist from the University of California awarded research prize at the Heidelberg Forum of Molecular Catalysis

27-Jun-2007 - Professor Dr. F. Dean Toste from the University of California at Berkeley received the BASF Catalysis Award 2007 worth EUR10,000 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to catalytic processes for organic synthesis. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of BASF's Board ...

Professor Frank Glorius receives BASF Catalysis Award 2005

13-Jul-2005 - Professor Dr. Frank Glorius from the University of Marburg today received the BASF Catalysis Award 2005 worth EUR10,000 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to catalytic processes for organic synthesis. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, member of BASF's Board of ...

BASF completes acquisition of Callery Chemical from MSA

15-Sep-2003 - BASF has completed the acquisition of certain assets of the Callery Chemical Division of Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA), the companies announced today. Operating since 1939, Callery is a leading manufacturer of boron and potassium chemicals used in pharmaceutical products and other ...

BASF to acquire Callery Chemical from Mine Safety Appliances Company

22-Jul-2003 - BASF has agreed to acquire certain assets of the Callery Chemical Division of Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the companies announced today. BASF will pay approximately $65 million (about EUR 58 million) for these assets. The transaction will broaden BASF's ...