BASF researching CO2-neutral production of bio-based fumarate using bacteria found in cow stomachs

BASF coordinating joint research project between universities in Saarland, Marburg and Kaiserslautern

07-Jun-2024 - With the bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens, BASF would like to transform sugar and carbon dioxide into fumaric acid, an important intermediate for chemical production. To this end, the company is collaborating with Saarland University, University of Marburg and the University of ...

BASF to research on alternatives to animal testing on behalf of the European Chemicals Agency

Number of animal experiments required for safety assessments of chemical substances to be further reduced

07-Feb-2024 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has contracted a consortium that includes BASF to conduct scientific studies on the reliability and relevance of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) as alternatives to animal testing and to promote the use of such methods in the future. The aim of the contract ...

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 ...

Net-zero chemicals industry initiative relaunches as the Global Impact Coalition

The CEO-led chemical industry initiative, incubated by the World Economic Forum, has been relaunched

05-Dec-2023 - To drive the global chemical industry on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050, the Low-Carbon Emitting Technologies (LCET) initiative, incubated and hosted by the World Economic Forum for more than three years, has now officially launched as the independent Global Impact Coalition. With a suite ...

BASF strengthens R&D with more powerful supercomputer

New high-performance computer is the world’s largest supercomputer for industrial chemical research

30-May-2023 - BASF has started up a new supercomputer at its Ludwigshafen site to replace the existing one. With 3 petaflops of computing power, the new supercomputer is considerably more powerful than its 1.75 petaflop predecessor. “Digital technologies are among the most important instruments to further ...

World's first toxicology testing strategy without animal testing adopted by OECD

Success for long-standing collaboration between BASF and Givaudan to develop and validate alternative methods

30-Jun-2021 - The world’s first toxicology testing strategy without animal testing has been approved by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The testing strategy consists of three so-called alternative methods. They can be used to predict whether a substance causes allergic ...

BASF now offers bio-based PolyTHF

Properties identical to conventional PolyTHF

11-Mar-2015 - BASF has made bio-based Polytetrahydrofuran 1000 (PolyTHF® 1000) available for the first time. The company is now providing this intermediate to selected partners for testing various applications in a large scale. “The bio-based PolyTHF 1000 is identical in quality to the petrochemical-based ...

BASF obtains exclusive rights to market magnetocaloric materials

License agreement with Dutch universities under the auspices of Technology Foundation

30-Oct-2013 - BASF New Business GmbH has entered into an agreement with the Dutch Technology Foundation (STW), Delft University of Technology and the University of Amsterdam for licenses on the basic patents for magnetocaloric materials of the manganese iron family. Cooling systems based on these new materials ...

BASF publishes Environmental Product Declarations for polyurethane and epoxy flooring systems

12-Sep-2013 - With immediate effect, Environmental Product Declaration sheets (EPDs) are available for almost all MasterTop ® flooring products from BASF. BASF is thus the first manufacturer of polyurethane and epoxy floor covering systems to publish EPDs. These declarations contain environmental information ...

Research cooperation develops innovative technology for environmentally sustainable syngas production

New process technology for industrial-scale reaction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen reduces CO2 emissions

03-Jul-2013 - BASF, the Linde Group and ThyssenKrupp plan to develop an environmentally friendly and competitive basis for utilizing the climate gas carbon dioxide (CO2) on an industrial scale. They aim to employ innovative process technology to use carbon dioxide as a raw material, with positive effects on ...