Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 5
List of Figures 6
Company Snapshot 7
Key Information 7
Company Overview 7
SWOT Snapshot 7
Business Description 8
Business Overview 8
History 10
Major Products and Services 15
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Capacity and Product Portfolio, 2000-2016 16
BASF SE, Total Installed Capacity, 2000-2016 16
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Product Details, 2011 18
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 19
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, 2011 33
BASF SE, Petrochemical Capacity Share in Germany, 2011 34
SWOT Analysis 35
Overview 35
BASF SE Strengths 35
Improved Profitability Ratios 35
Strong Research and Development Activities 35
Diversified Business Operations 36
Strong Foothold in the Chemical Industry 36
BASF SE Weaknesses 36
Pending Litigations 36
BASF SE Opportunities 36
Strategic Initiatives 36
Strategic Acquisition and Agreements 37
Asia Pacific Strategy 2020 37
BASF SE Threats 37
Competitive Pressures 37
Differential Feedstock Costs 37
Challenge of Environmental Regulations 38
Competitors 39
Financial Details 40
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 40
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 40
Performance Chart 42
Financial Performance 42
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 43
Key Employees 44
Company Statement 45
Locations and Subsidiaries 47
Head Office 47
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 47
Financial Deals Landscape 50
BASF SE, Deals Summary 50
BASF SE, Petrochemicals, Deal Details 52
Asset Transactions 52
BASF Acquires Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) Copolymer Business From Lanxess 52
BASF Acquires Dinitrotoluene Facility From Air Products 53
BASF Acquires North American Engineering Plastics Business Of LATI 54
BASF Acquires Nylon 6,6 Business Of Ticona 55
Partnerships 56
BASF And INEOS Form Joint Venture 56
BASF And Dow Enter Into Joint Venture With Solvay 58
BASF Forms Joint Venture With Dow Chemical 59
Toray And BASF Enter Into Joint Venture To Manufacture PBT 60
Debt Offering 61
BASF Completes Public Offering Of Additional 5.125% Euro Bonds Due 2015 For $646.8 Million 61
BASF Issues 4.25% Notes For $279 Million 62
BASF Issues 4.625% Notes For $492 Million 63
BASF Issues 3.75% Notes For $1,792 Million 64
BASF Issues 5.875% Notes For $572 Million 66
BASF Issues 5.125% Notes For $1,941 Million 67
BASF Issues 6% Notes For $1,582 Million 68
BASF Issues 3.25% Notes For $292 Million 69
BASF Issues 3.625% Notes For $195 Million 70
BASF Issues 5% Euro Bonds For $1,707 Million 71
BASF Issues 4.5% Fixed Rate Bonds For $631 Million 72
BASF Issues Floating Rate Bonds For $631 Million 73
BASF Issues 4% Bonds For $1,213 Million 74
BASF Issues 3.375% Bonds For $1,762 Million 75
BASF Issues 3.5% Bonds For $1,649 Million 76
Asset Transactions 77
Companhia Brasileira Acquires Polystyrene Business From BASF 77
BASF Sells Its Styrene Monomer Site In Ulsan To SK Energy 78
Williams Olefins Acquires Stake In Ethane Cracker From BASF 79
IMCD Acquires Acrylic Monomers Business From BASF 80
Acquisition 81
BASF Acquires ITWC 81
BASF And Total Petrochemicals Acquire Additional Stake In Sabina Petrochemicals From Shell Chemical 82
BASF Schwarzheide Acquires Additional Stake In BASF GE Schwarzheide 83
BASF Sells Chemische Fabrik Wibarco To Hansa Chemie 84
Access Industries Acquires 100% Stake In LyondellBasell 85
Recent Developments 87
Jul 13, 2012: BASF Opens Global R&D Center For Mining In Australia 87
Jul 04, 2012: BASF To Build Butadiene Extraction Plant In Antwerp, Belgium 87
Jul 02, 2012: Gunvor Buys Naphtha Cargo From BASF 87
Jun 28, 2012: BASF And Oleon Open Propylene Glycol Production Plant In Ertvelde, Belgium 88
Jun 21, 2012: OMV And Wintershall Sign Technical Evaluation Agreement With ADNOC To Appraise Sour Gas And Condensate Field In Shuwaihat 88
May 31, 2012: Univar Signs Agreement With BASF To Distribute Additives And Polymers In Turkey 88
May 16, 2012: WorleyParsons Secures EPCM Services Contract From BASF 89
Apr 27, 2012: BASF Reports Revenue Of €20.6 Billion In Q1 2012 89
Apr 11, 2012: Fluor Named North America Engineering Partner For BASF 90
Mar 19, 2012: BASF Announces Management Changes 91
Appendix 92
Abbreviations 92
GlobalData’s Methodology 92
Coverage 92
Secondary Research 92
About GlobalData 92
Contact Us 93
Disclaimer 93
List of Tables
BASF SE, Key Facts 7
Major Products and Services 15
BASF SE, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 17
BASF SE, Installed Capacity by Product, %, 2011 18
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 19
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 20
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 21
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 22
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 23
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 24
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 25
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 26
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 27
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 28
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 29
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 30
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 31
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) 32
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, %, 2011 33
BASF SE, Germany Petrochemicals Capacity Share, %, 2011 34
BASF SE, SWOT Analysis 35
BASF SE, Ratios based on current share price 40
BASF SE, Annual Ratios 40
BASF SE, Annual Ratios (Contd.) 41
BASF SE, Interim Ratios 43
BASF SE, Key Employees 44
BASF SE, Subsidiaries 47
BASF SE, Deals Summary 50
BASF Acquires Styrene-Acrylonitrile (SAN) Copolymer Business From Lanxess 52
BASF Acquires Dinitrotoluene Facility From Air Products 53
BASF Acquires North American Engineering Plastics Business Of LATI 54
BASF Acquires Nylon 6,6 Business Of Ticona 55
BASF And INEOS Form Joint Venture 56
BASF And INEOS Form Joint Venture (Contd.) 57
BASF And Dow Enter Into Joint Venture With Solvay 58
BASF Forms Joint Venture With Dow Chemical 59
Toray And BASF Enter Into Joint Venture To Manufacture PBT 60
BASF Completes Public Offering Of Additional 5.125% Euro Bonds Due 2015 For $646.8 Million 61
BASF Issues 4.25% Notes For $279 Million 62
BASF Issues 4.625% Notes For $492 Million 63
BASF Issues 3.75% Notes For $1,792 Million 64
BASF Issues 3.75% Notes For $1,792 Million (Contd.) 65
BASF Issues 5.875% Notes For $572 Million 66
BASF Issues 5.125% Notes For $1,941 Million 67
BASF Issues 6% Notes For $1,582 Million 68
BASF Issues 3.25% Notes For $292 Million 69
BASF Issues 3.625% Notes For $195 Million 70
BASF Issues 5% Euro Bonds For $1,707 Million 71
BASF Issues 4.5% Fixed Rate Bonds For $631 Million 72
BASF Issues Floating Rate Bonds For $631 Million 73
BASF Issues 4% Bonds For $1,213 Million 74
BASF Issues 3.375% Bonds For $1,762 Million 75
BASF Issues 3.5% Bonds For $1,649 Million 76
Companhia Brasileira Acquires Polystyrene Business From BASF 77
BASF Sells Its Styrene Monomer Site In Ulsan To SK Energy 78
Williams Olefins Acquires Stake In Ethane Cracker From BASF 79
IMCD Acquires Acrylic Monomers Business From BASF 80
BASF Acquires ITWC 81
BASF And Total Petrochemicals Acquire Additional Stake In Sabina Petrochemicals From Shell Chemical 82
BASF Schwarzheide Acquires Additional Stake In BASF GE Schwarzheide 83
BASF Sells Chemische Fabrik Wibarco To Hansa Chemie 84
Access Industries Acquires 100% Stake In LyondellBasell 85
List of Figures
BASF SE, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 16
BASF SE, Installed Capacity by Product, %, 2011 18
BASF SE, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, %, 2011 33
BASF SE, Petrochemical Capacity Share in Germany, 2011 34
BASF SE, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011) 42
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