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6 June 2024

Extremely high production in data-driven cucumber greenhouse BASF 's Gravenzande

Nunhem, 26 September 2022 - On 16 November 2021, the first high-wire cucumber crop was planted in the data-driven greenhouse of BASF's vegetable seed business in 's Gravenzande. The greenhouse was equipped with about 340 umol LED lights from Signify. The second and third crops were planted on 2 March 2022 and 15 June 2022, respectively.
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29 May 2024

New race Peronospora Effusa (PE: 20) Nominated

Downy mildew, also known as Peronospora effusa, stands as a prevalent fungal infection for spinach growers.
11 April 2024

BASF | Nunhems opens Tomato Experience Center in The Netherlands

Nunhem, The Netherlands, April 11, 2024 - Today BASF | Nunhems has officially opened its Tomato Experience Center in Kwintsheul, near The Hague. The greenhouse features over 150 ToBRFV- resistant varieties. It is complemented by modern meeting facilities to showcase the company’s ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties and exchange with customers on their needs, BASF’s innovations and trends in tomato breeding.

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BASF is targeting a listing for Agricultural Solutions at Frankfurt Stock Exchange, guided by a new Management Board and a strong focus on innovation and customers.
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Business & Financial News | 11 November 2025

BASF targets Frankfurt Stock Exchange as listing location for Agricultural Solutions and presents its new Management Board

BASF is targeting the Frankfurt stock exchange as the listing location for its Agricultural Solutions business. The planned initial public offering (IPO) of Agricultural Solutions as a European company (Societas Europaea, SE) represents a major milestone in BASF’s “Winning Ways” strategy. It will establish the standalone business as an independent, pure-play agricultural company with global reach, robust growth prospects and strong cash flow generation. BASF will remain the majority shareholder and will continue to benefit from the company’s growth and success, while implementing market customary corporate governance.
Business & Financial News | 5 November 2025

BASF commences production of the first products from the core of the Verbund at its Zhanjiang Verbund site

Zhanjiang, China – November 5, 2025 – BASF has successfully commenced production of the first products from the core of the Verbund at its Zhanjiang Verbund site in South China, marking a significant milestone in the company’s largest single investment project to date
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Business & Financial News | 29 October 2025

In a demanding environment, BASF achieves earnings slightly above market expectations and only slightly below Q3 2024

The third quarter of 2025 was characterized by challenging market dynamics. “Customer buying behavior in almost all industries and regions remained cautious. Even in this demanding market environment, BASF’s earnings came in slightly above market expectations and only slightly below the level of the prior-year quarter,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, when presenting the third-quarter figures together with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann. At €1.5 billion, BASF Group’s EBITDA before special items, including the discontinued coatings business, was down slightly by €78 million compared with the same quarter of the previous year.