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BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, celebrated its 140th anniversary on April 6, 2005. BASF came into being on April 6, 1865, when Friedrich Engelhorn set up a stock corporation called Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik (Baden Aniline & Soda Factory) for the production of dyes. Today, BASF is the world’s leading chemical company with sales in excess of €42.7 billion in 2005 and some 81,000 employees worldwide.
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Friedrich Engelhorn founds Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik to produce coal tar dyes. Soon thereafter, the company gains a leading position in the world dyes market with methylene blue, alizarin and indigo.
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The synthesis of ammonia by the Haber-Bosch process paves the way for the production of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
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BASF becomes part of I.G. Farbenindustrie AG. Advances in high-pressure technology enable the production of synthetic gasoline and rubber and products from acetylene.
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Reconstruction after the severe damage during the Second World War takes a number of years. BASF is re-established as an independent company in 1952.
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Germany’s economic miracle paves the way for the plastics era. BASF expands into markets with products such as polystyrene, Styropor®, nylon and polyethylene.
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BASF develops into a transnational company with production sites in Europe, North and South America and Asia.
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