The Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik was found in 1865 in Mannheim (works

site Ludwigshafen-Germany). In 1919 the Company headquarters was

transferred to Ludwigshafen. In Pakistan BASF was formed in the year 1970
through investments by German congolerates - BASF AG, and Pakistani
businessmen. BASF ranks among the world's top chemical companies. BASF
has grown into an enterprise covering the multi-faceted palette of modern
chemistry from crude oil to highly sophisticated products.

BASF Pakistan was trading in Pakistan along with other multinationals. In

1971, the manufacturing unit in Landhi was set up - a small plant which could
cater only to a rather limited demand of the market. Most of the items for
textile and leather were then imported from its parent company, BASF AG in
Germany. In 1971, when the unit was commissioned in Pakistan, BASF started
with auxiliaries and pigments preparations. After getting established, it took to
production of dispersions. BASF's local customers in Pakistan, who had
already developed special taste for BASF AG's products, were reluctant to
accept locally made products. But with continuous efforts and motivation,
locally made products finally established a strong foothold.

Recently, BASF Pakistan has set up Applications Laboratory, inaugurated by

their Regional Office President, Mr. Helmut Becks, to facilitate its customers
and caters not only to organisations from Pakistan but also Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh. BASF Pakistan also acts as an indenting agent for its parent
Company as well as other international principals. Trained personnel ensure
that all safety procedures are complied with and strict measures are taken to
safeguard the environment from the dangers of chemical waste and pollution.

Safety measures carried out by BASF Pakistan are compiled in a manual,

"Disaster Control Plan," a handbook with guidelines to handle an actual
disaster situation which included the ways and means to eliminate, minimise or
to avoid actual or potential hazards, losses and risks to personnel and plant.
This also includes assignments of responsibilities, provision of necessary
equipments and training to all employees of the organisation.

BASF Pakistan is also on its way to achieve ISO certification, introduced in

Pakistan in early 1990. Regular Quality Circle meetings takes place and the
results are very encouraging. The staff takes keen interest in implementation of
quality management system. The parents company in Germany is very much
involved in waste water processing and disposing it off in the River Rhine.
Continuing this work in Pakistan, BASF has designed a 100 cubic meters per
day capacity plant which treats the factory's effluent. It was installed four years
ago at the cost of Rs. 2 million. Sedepur, a BASF polymer coagulant is used for
flocculation - a process by which aggregates of suspended particles are formed.
BOD and COD are adjusted and the treated water is used to irrigate the 128
coconut tree plantation and a rose garden on the factory premises. Removal of
bacteriological contamination would be the next step to make this water safe
for drinking.

BASF Pakistan is thus, set to enter into its 25th year furnished with the latest
technology and highest quality standards. Assured by the workers' support and
zeal, healthy management policies and customers' trust and preference, BASF
Pakistan is prepared to face the challenges of the years ahead with greater
confidence.