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BASF SE is a global chemical enterprise whose operations span six divisions: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The Chemicals division supplies petrochemicals and various intermediate products. Its Materials segment specializes in advanced materials and their raw components for diverse applications, including substances like isocyanates and polyamides, also manufacturing inorganic basic chemicals and specialized items crucial for the plastics and plastics processing sectors. The Industrial Solutions division creates and distributes a wide array of ingredients and additives for industrial uses, encompassing polymer dispersions, pigments, resins, electronic components, antioxidants, light stabilizers, chemicals for oilfields, mineral processing agents, and hydrometallurgical compounds. Through its Surface Technologies unit, BASF provides chemical solutions and automotive OEM products, such as refinish coatings, surface treatments, catalysts, battery materials, and services involving precious and base metals for both the automotive and broader chemical industries. The Nutrition & Care segment supplies essential ingredients for nutrition and personal care, catering to food and animal feed manufacturers, along with the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergent, and cleaning product sectors. Its Agricultural Solutions division delivers crop protection items and seeds, featuring fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, biological crop aids, and seed treatment formulations. BASF maintains strategic alliances, notably with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, focusing on battery material solutions, encompassing cathode active materials and battery recycling technologies. Established in 1865, BASF SE's main office is situated in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.