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BASF

The world's largest chemical company by revenue, focused on creating chemistry for a sustainable future.

BASF SE is a global chemical leader headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. The company operates across several segments, including Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions, providing a wide range of products from petrochemicals and battery materials to pesticides and food additives.

With 111,822 employees across 92 countries and 235 production sites, BASF utilizes a unique "Verbund" concept to link its plants for resource-efficient and CO₂-optimized production. In fiscal year 2024, the company recorded sales revenue of approximately €61.4 billion.

BASF is currently pursuing a green transformation, aiming for more than 50% of its sales within its TripleS framework to be attributable to Sustainable-Future Solutions by 2030. Innovation in sustainable chemistry is central to its goal of combining economic success with environmental protection.

Ideas that could help BASF

Quantum Chemistry Interoperability Bridge
A specialized middleware tool that enables the seamless transfer of molecular data and calculation states between ORCA 6.0 and other quantum chemistry software packages.
Why it helps: Their R&D teams rely on high-throughput quantum chemistry for catalyst design and would benefit from the performance gains and interoperability of the new version.