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Extremely high production in data-driven cucumber greenhouse BASF 's Gravenzande
Nunhem, 26 September 2022 - On 16 November 2021, the first high-wire cucumber crop was planted in the data-driven greenhouse of BASF's vegetable seed business in 's Gravenzande. The greenhouse was equipped with about 340 umol LED lights from Signify. The second and third crops were planted on 2 March 2022 and 15 June 2022, respectively.
New race Peronospora Effusa (PE: 20) Nominated
Downy mildew, also known as Peronospora effusa, stands as a prevalent fungal infection for spinach growers.
BASF | Nunhems opens Tomato Experience Center in The Netherlands
Nunhem, The Netherlands, April 11, 2024 - Today BASF | Nunhems has officially opened its Tomato Experience Center in Kwintsheul, near The Hague. The greenhouse features over 150 ToBRFV- resistant varieties. It is complemented by modern meeting facilities to showcase the company’s ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties and exchange with customers on their needs, BASF’s innovations and trends in tomato breeding.
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BASF receives funding approval for the construction of a heat pump for CO2-free steam generation
BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump. In the coming months, the company will therefore be able to start the preparatory construction work for the project at its Ludwigshafen site. The project is intended to make an important contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. Today, Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, presented the funding approval to Uwe Liebelt, President European Verbund Sites, BASF SE.
BASF presents new corporate strategy: BASF is setting a new direction for portfolio steering, capital allocation and performance culture
With today’s presentation of its corporate strategy, BASF is setting a new direction: “Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation,” says Dr. Markus Kamieth, BASF’s Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, during his keynote at the Capital Markets Day in Ludwigshafen: “The strong and broad portfolio of chemical businesses at our core is what makes BASF most relevant to customers globally, across a wide variety of industries. Our standalone businesses serve distinct industries and are less connected to our integrated value chains. Going forward, we will unlock the value of these businesses.”
BASF sets new direction with corporate strategy and maintains high level of shareholder distributions
Ludwigshafen – September 26, 2024 – BASF is setting a new direction with its corporate strategy and has defined financial targets for 2025 to 2028 and updated its dividend policy accordingly.