BASF is a key player in the chemical industry focused on the areas of crop protection products, plant biotechnology, pest control as well as chemicals and plastics. BASF helps to provide solutions to growing needs for food, energy and clean water through promoting innovation and sustainability in areas such as natural resources, environment and climate, food and nutrition as well as quality of life. BASF is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany and has divisions in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and South America and Africa and the Middle East.