Basf
Transcript: ABOUT US ABOUT US https://youtu.be/KR3dRVPnWf4 OUR FOUNDER OUR FOUNDER Friedrich Engelhorn Friedrich Engelhorn was a German industrialist. On 6 April 1865 Engelhorn wanted to enlarge his engagement in the chemical industry and with several partners thus he founded the “Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik” company OUR VALUES OUR VALUES At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. We at BASF provide a wide range of products to account for the ever changing demand of consumers OUR NUMBERS OUR NUMBERS 2015 2016 Statement of income Statement of income Revenue:70,449b Revenue:57,550b Gross profit:19,077b Gross profit:18,285b Net profit:3,987b Net profit:4,056b Profit margin:5.6% Profit margin:7% Gross profit margin:27.07% Gross profit margin:31.7% Here at BASF, we own over 30 Group companies in in Ludwigshafen, Germany, e.g PCI Augsburg GmbH, BTC europe GmbH. Ownerships Ownerships Market share Market share Viewed over a five and ten-year period, the long-term performance of BASF shares still clearly surpasses these indexes. 30.1% BASF 6.9% DAX 30 11.2% MSCI world Chemicals PRODUCTS PRODUCTS BASF mainly produces chemicals like (soda) sodium carbonate and plastics for engineering styrenics(electronics, building and construction, and automotive components.),oil, gas, ect. PRICING PRICING Basf is a Public limited company with over 500 000 shareholder. Our stock price is $91 per stock as of 2017 PUBLICITY PUBLICITY In 2008 BASF had a massive fall in demand where it temporarily closed 80 plants around the world and cut production at 100 more, a move that will affect 20,000 workers. Negative news Merging and aquisitions BASF has merged with many companies like Chemetall in december 2016 or with the German chemicals group in 2017. BASF announced it on October 13 2017 which was the biggest acquisition in its 152-year history, paying €5.9bn to acquire “significant parts” of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide business.