title: "We create chemistry for a sustainable future": chemistry creates sustainable solutions for a growing world population.
abstract: On April 6, 1865, Friedrich Engelhorn founded the company "Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik" in Mannheim, Germany. This Essay, commemorating the 150th anniversary of BASF, introduces several outstanding examples of innovation from the history of BASF and highlights how chemical and technical competencies developed in the past still play an essential role in current projects.
authors: Research Executive Director, BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen (Germany).
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Kreimeyer
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Eckes
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Fischer
authors: Harald
authors: H
authors: Lauke
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Schuhmacher
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions
keywords: active substances; catalysis; history of science; industrial chemistry; polymers