BASF SE
Ludwigshafen, Germany

	Production Site
	R&D Lab and Technical Service Center

Ludwigshafen is the major production site of the BASF Group and is also the location of the company’s global headquarters. The Ludwigshafen site benefits in particular from the expertise of approximately 34,000 employees, closely integrated Verbund manufacturing structures as well as interaction between all key corporate functions in one location.

Products Active ingredients, excipients and many different intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry   Assets Huge number of production plants plus excellently equipped pilot plant. Some of the big production plants operate under c-GMP   Technology Organic chemistry, incl. phosgenation, high pressure hydrogenation, electrochemistry and Wittig reactions   Service Process development and commercial production in the fields of custom synthesis and pharma excipients

Both the R&D Center and the Technical Service Center for the European region are located in Ludwigshafen. Here, new polymers and innovative product formulations are developed and tested in applications. The laboratory’s outstanding experts and equipment allow it to make and test numerous formulation forms, thereby helping customers to solve problems and develop finished dosage forms. Integration into the BASF Verbund gives both centers access to a wide range of formulation technologies and methods of analysis.