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.