BASF India was known as R A Cole when it was incorporated in 1943. Later in the year 1963 the name was changed to Indoplast. In the year 1967 the company was renamed as BASF India which is flagship company of BASF Group. BASF is world’s leading company in chemical sector.

The company’s Chemicals segment comprises of the Petrochemicals & Intermediates businesses. The Petrochemicals business of the company comprises acrylic acid, acrylic monomers, superabsorbents, oxo-alcohols and specialty plasticizers. These products are used in a variety of end user industries including paints & coatings, adhesives, baby diapers, a wide variety of flexible PVC applications such as artificial leather for automotive upholstery, wires and cables, packaging and as solvents in the chemical industry. The company’s Agricultural Solutions business innovates, manufactures, and sells products required for Crop Protection such as Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides, Seed Treatment solutions and Plant Growth Regulators.

The company’s Materials segment includes the Performance Materials and Monomers businesses. The Performance Materials business of the company, which houses the Polyurethanes, Engineering Plastics, Specialty Plastics product lines primarily cater to the requirements of the Consumer, Construction, and Transportation Industries. The company’s Industrial Solutions segment comprises of Dispersions, Resins, Additives and Performance Chemicals businesses, including Process Catalyst business. The Dispersions business of the company mainly caters to the needs of paints & coatings, construction and paper industries. The Resins & Additives business caters to the needs of adhesives, automobile, printing & packaging industries.

The company’s Surface Technologies segment comprises of Coatings Solutions businesses. The Automotive Coatings & Refinish business, housed under BASF India Coatings, Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the company, caters to innovative solutions that improve the appearance and quality of cars. The company’s Nutrition & Care Segment comprises of Care Chemicals, Nutrition and Health Care businesses. The Care Chemicals business provides solutions to customers in personal care, home care & institutional cleaning and industrial formulation segments (viz: textile, leather, agrochemicals, metal surface cleaning etc.).

Business area of the company

The company’s portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; its standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. The company creates chemistry for a sustainable future. The company combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility.

Products

• Agriculture
• Automotive & Transportation
• Battery Materials
• Catalysts
• Chemicals
• Coatings Solutions
• Dispersions and Resins
• Electronics & Electric
• Energy & Resources
• Furniture & Wood
• Home Care and I&I Cleaning
• Nutrition
• Packaging, Print & Paper
• Paper Coatings & Carpet
• Personal Care & Hygiene
• Pharmaceuticals
• Plastics & Rubber
• Textile, Leather & Footwear

2017-18

• BASF’s Supply Chain team in South Asia received two awards for Excellence in Supply Chain Planning, Best Health and Safety Initiative in Logistics at the Global Logistics Awards 2018 – an industry event held in Mumbai.

2018-19

The company’s brand for Construction industry – MasterBuilders Solutions won the following awards during the year:

• CREDAI MCHI Golden Pillar Award 2018 for the category “Most admired Research & Development work and facility by a building material supplier”.
• Times Network National awards for marketing excellence for the category “Most Preferred Brand by Building & Construction Sector, Insulation and Admixtures”.
• Best innovation award at Asia’s Sustainability Excellence Awards, Singapore.
• Experts Choice Award (Runner up) for the category “Waterproofing & Sealants”.

2019-20

• The company’s Suraksha Hamesha program was honored with 2018 Agrow Award for Best Stewardship Program by a panel of global industry experts in London.
• The Automotive Coatings team was recognized with the Business Partner Award for 2018 by Mercedes Benz India at their Annual Business Partner Meet in 2019, which acknowledges your Company’s contribution to Mercedes Benz India’s business.

2020-21

• Godrej Interio awarded the company with “Best Overall Performance” and appreciated the Company for its efficiency and consistently delivering values. 
• The company was listed in “100 Best Companies for Women in India” 2020 by Avtar The Power of Diversity and Working Mother Media, thereby making it into this coveted list, five times in a row.

2021-22

• The company’s site in Mangalore received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Government of Karnataka for supporting the community during COVID-19 in 2021.

2022-23

• The company was honored by the Economic Times Best Manufacturing plants event 2022 for implementing best practices at its manufacturing sites. 
• The company was recognized as one of the “Most Preferred Workplaces in Manufacturing 2022-23” by Marksmen Daily.

2023-24

• The company was recognized as “Best Responsible Care Company” by the Indian Chemical Council in 2023, highlighting its exemplary commitment and benchmark practices in the area of Responsible Care within the chemical industry.
• The company won the “Best Supplier Award” for strategic partnership support from a key automotive customer, Gabriel India Limited, showcasing its customer-centric approach and the successful collaboration.

2024-25

• BASF was awarded the ‘Innovation & Technology Excellence’ award by TATA Motors for launching High Solids Technology at their new Sanand plant, reducing VOC emissions by approximately 35%.

2025-26

• The company was awarded the “PU Tech Award” by PU Tech for exceptional innovation in Polyurethane technology, contributing to the improved energy efficiency in cold storage applications, which supports energy conservation and reduces the carbon footprint.