BASF SE

BASF SE is a major in the Materials segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE.

German chemicals major; supplies CMP slurries (PLANAPUR), post-CMP cleaning chemistries, and electronic-grade wet chemicals for wafer fabrication.

Ticker
FWB: BAS
Headquarters
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
Founded
1865
Employees
111,991
Revenue
$68.0B (FY2025) · -8.6% YoY
Net income
$1.8B
Operating margin
5.2%
Market position
major
Value-chain segment
CMP Slurries
Key products
PLANAPUR CMP slurries (oxide, copper, barrier), Post-CMP cleaning solutions, Electronic-grade ammonium hydroxide (wafer cleaning/etch)

About BASF SE

BASF SE, headquartered in Germany, operates in the CMP Slurries segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market major there. Its key products include PLANAPUR CMP slurries (oxide, copper, barrier), Post-CMP cleaning solutions, Electronic-grade ammonium hydroxide (wafer cleaning/etch).

BASF SE, an initialism of its original name Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik, is a German multinational company and the largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Role in the chain

BASF SE is a market major in Materials (CMP Slurries), headquartered in Germany. German chemicals major; supplies CMP slurries (PLANAPUR), post-CMP cleaning chemistries, and electronic-grade wet chemicals for wafer fabrication.

Diligence questions

  1. BASF SE is headquartered in Germany. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
  2. BASF SE trades as FWB:BAS. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?
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Key products

  • PLANAPUR CMP slurries (oxide, copper, barrier)
  • Post-CMP cleaning solutions
  • Electronic-grade ammonium hydroxide (wafer cleaning/etch)

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Cite as: wafergraph, “BASF SE — supply chain, financials & market position”, https://wafergraph.com/company/basf (data as of 2026-10-04).

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