BASF

History

Year	Detail
1865-1901
1865	Foundation
1868	In-house Research
1877	First Foreign Production
1897	Indigo Pure BASF
1901	Indanthrene
1913	First Ammonia Synthesis Plant
1914	Agricultural Research Station
1914-1918	First World War
1921	Explosion in Oppau
1925	Foundation of I.G. Farbenindustrie AG
1927	Coal Hydrogenation
1929	First Plastic Material
1939-1945	World War II
1948	Reconstruction and Explosion
1949	First Crop Protection Agent
1951	Styropor
1964	BASF in Belgium
1965	Entry into the Coatings Business
1969	Expansion of BASF Group
1974	Wastewater Treatment Plant
1994	Sustainability
1996	New Class of Active Ingredients
2000	First BASF Verbund Site in Asia
2006	Acquisition
2013	Four-Way Conversion Catalyst
2016	There was an explosion and fire at the North Harbor BASF's site.
2017	Digitalization in Research
2018	BASF acquired Bayer's global vegetable seeds business, mainly operating under the brand Nunhems.
2019	BASF and Lone Star, a private equity company made an agreement for the acquisition of BASF’s Construction Chemicals business.
2020	BASF Turkey Innovation Center (LEED GOLD Candidate) based out in Teknopark, Istanbul is now opened.