BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company.
BASF is actively committed to climate protection and plays a pioneering role in this field. Thanks to our products, technologies and system solutions, our customers and end consumers are already saving energy and generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions in many areas of life.
Many of our products such as phase change materials or materials used to manufacture innovative thermal insulating foams are used for energy-efficient construction. The volume of insulating materials we sell annually saves more than five times the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by BASF every year.
Our products in the area of mobility help to reduce CO2 emissions. Examples include plastics that make vehicles lighter and additives that improve fuel consumption. Reducing a vehicle's weight by 10% can lower fuel consumption by about 5%, and our additives cut consumption by a further 2%.
We promote the development of new technologies and materials for the use of alternative energy sources. Topics under investigation by our researchers include organic solar cells, fuel cells, innovative hydrogen storage materials and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).