Facts and Figures 2008

BASF Asia Pacific

SHAPING THE
FUTURE

"As a business
analyst, I contribute to
value-based
management - that's
how I shape the
future."

-Chunyin- Andy Ho,

-Business Analyst,
Intermediates Asia Pacific,
Hong Kong, China.
BASF IN ASIA PACIFIC

▬ Customers in more than

China
S. Korea
15 countries
Japan
▬ About 13,300 employees
Pakistan
▬ Sales* in 2007: €9.6 billion
Bangladesh Taiwan
Thailand Hong Kong
India Vietnam

Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia Regional headquarters
Verbund site
Major chemical production site
Australia Asia Pacific service center
R&D center
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
New Zealand * By location of customer
BASF IS GROWING IN AND WITH
ASIA PACIFIC
2006 Major acquisitions

2005 Inauguration of Verbund* site in Nanjing

2001 Inauguration of Verbund* site in Kuantan
1989 Business started in Malaysia

1988 First production in Japan

1982 Ulsan site started in South Korea
1966 First production in China

1954 First business contact in South Korea

1890 First business contact in India
1888 First business contact in Japan
1885 First business contact in China

*An integrated production complex where the manufacturing plants are interconnected to ensure that products,
by-products and energy are used efficiently and intelligently and that costs and environmental impact are
SUB REGION: GREATER CHINA

▬ 23 wholly owned subsidiaries

▬ 10 joint ventures
▬ 30 production sites
▬ 7 R&D sites
▬ 33 sales offices
▬ Over 6,000 employees
Nanjing Shanghai
▬ Sales* in 2007: €4.4 billion

Regional headquarters
Verbund site
Hong Kong Major chemical production site
R&D site
Sub-regional headquarters
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
SUB REGION: ASEAN

▬ Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam,

Indonesia, Thailand and the
Philippines.
▬ 16 wholly owned subsidiaries
▬ 7 joint ventures
▬ 19 production sites
▬ 2 R&D sites
▬ 33 sales offices
Kuala Kuantan ▬ About 3,000 employees
Lumpur
Singapore ▬ Sales* in 2007: €1.6 billion
Regional headquarters
Verbund site
Major chemical production site
R&D site
Asia Pacific service center
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
SUB REGION: JAPAN

▬ 7 wholly owned subsidiaries

▬ 11 joint ventures
▬ 30 production sites
▬ 4 R&D sites
▬ 45 sales offices
▬ About 1,500 employees
▬ Sales* in 2007: €1.5 billion

Tokyo Major chemical production site

R&D site
Sub-regional headquarters
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
SUB REGION: KOREA

▬ 3 wholly owned subsidiaries

▬ 2 joint venture
▬ 10 production sites
▬ 1 R&D site
▬ 5 sales offices
Seoul ▬ About 1,000 employees
▬ Sales* in 2007: €876 million

Major chemical production site

R&D site
Sub-regional headquarters
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
SUB REGION: SOUTH ASIA

▬ India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

and Sri Lanka
▬ 7 wholly owned subsidiaries
▬ 4 joint ventures
▬ 9 production sites
▬ 2 R&D sites
▬ 31 sales offices
Mumbai ▬ About 1,500 employees
▬ Sales* in 2007: €796 million
Major chemical production site
R&D site
Sub-regional headquarters
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
SUB REGION:
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
▬ 6 wholly owned subsidiaries
▬ 8 production sites
▬ 17 sales offices
▬ Approx. 350 employees
▬ Sales* in 2007: €341 million

Melbourne

Major chemical production site

Sub-regional headquarters
# Due to the close proximity of some production sites,
a dot may represent more than one site.
* By location of customer
WE INNOVATE FOR GROWTH:
ADDING R&D ACTIVITIES IN ASIA PACIFIC
Yokkaichi

Shanghai
India

Thane
Singapore
 Financial Performance

BASF ASIA PACIFIC: SALES* BY SEGMENT 2007

million €** (change compared with previous year)

Chemicals
2,619 (+ 31%) 27%
Agricultural
Products &
Nutrition
7% 628 (-1 %)

Plastics 39%
3,735 (+ 14%)
Others
6% 615
(+ 33%)
Performance 2%
19 % Oil & Gas
Products 153
1,809 (+ 18%) (- 23%)
*Based on sales by location of customer **All figures are rounded off to the nearest number
 Financial Performance

BASF ASIA PACIFIC : SALES* BY SUB-REGION 2007

million €** (change compared with previous year)

Greater China South Asia

46% 8%
4,384 (+21 %) 796 (+ 33%)

17%
Australia and New ASEAN
Zealand 1,641 (+ 11%)
341 (+ 11%) 4%
9% 16 %
Korea Japan
876 (- 7%) 1,519 (+ 31%)
*Based on sales by location of customer **All figures are rounded off to the nearest number