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Stephan Kothrade on the Value of Integration

September 23, 2019 By Mable-Ann Chang

Stephan Kothrade, BASF Greater China president and chairman, discusses plans for the company’s first wholly owned plant in China and the benefits of an integrated value chain.

Filed Under: All Articles, C-Suite Interview, China, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Q&A Tagged With: BASF, Multinationals in China

Interview with Johnny Kwan, Chairman, BASF Greater China – I

October 22, 2012 By Carol Wang

Few people know that BASF, the world’s largest chemical company headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has been involved with the Greater China region since 1885. Back then, it started selling chemical dyes to Imperial China. Today BASF’s China offerings have grown beyond dyes to a diversified portfolio including petrochemicals, inorganics, polymer dispersions, polyurethanes, coatings, construction chemicals […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, C-Suite Interview, China, Connections, Conversations, Emerging Economies, Globalization, Videos Tagged With: BASF, Chemicals, Emerging Markets, MNC, Multinational Company

Interview with Johnny Kwan, Chairman, BASF Greater China – II

October 22, 2012 By Carol Wang

Chemical companies often run the risk of being associated with environmental degradation and pollution. BASF is conscious of such concerns and that’s why it has adopted a sophisticated strategy to ensure sustainable development. For BASF, sustainability is a concept that runs throughout the lifecycle of a product. The company views sustainable development not just as […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, China, Connections, Emerging Economies, Social Good, Sustainability, Videos Tagged With: BASF, Sustainability, Sustainable Development

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