Facts and Figures Asia Pacific 2010

BASF worldwide sites

Asia Pacific service center

Regional headquartersVerbund siteMajor chemical production site*

New Zealand

R&D center*

Australia

China

Pakistan

Bangladesh

India Thailand

Singapore

Indonesia

Taiwan

JapanS. Korea

Malaysia

VietnamHong Kong

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.* By location of customer Data as of December 2009

BASF in Asia Pacific

• Customers in more than15 countries

• Approx.15,000 employees• 105 companies, of which 43 JVs• 124 production sites• 13 R&D sites• Sales* in 2009: Approximately

€8.7 billionPhilippinesSri Lanka

BASF is growing in and with Asia Pacific

2006-9 Acquisitions and investments

2005 Inauguration of Verbund* site in Nanjing

2001 Inauguration of Verbund* site in Kuantan

1989 Business started in Malaysia

1988 First production in Japan

1982 Ulsan site started in South Korea

1885 First business contact in China

1888 First business contact in Japan

1890 First business contact in India

1954 First business contact in South Korea

1966 First production in China

*An integrated production complex where the manufacturing plants are interconnected to ensure that products, by-products and energy are used efficiently and intelligently and that costs and environmental impact are minimized.

BASF Asia Pacific:Sales* by segment 2009

million €(change compared with previous year)

*Based on sales by location of customer - figures may vary due to rounding

Others 1,261 (-19%)

Oil & Gas135 (-11%)

Agricultural Solutions378 (+20%)

Chemicals1,684 (-16%)

Performance Products

1,923 (+40%)

Plastics2,180 (-9%)

Functional Solutions

1,146 (-25%) 25%

22%

13%

4%2%

15%

19%

BASF Asia Pacific:Sales* by sub-region 2009

*Based on sales by location of customer - figures may vary due to rounding.*Kazahkstan is not included.

million € (change compared with previous year)

47%

9%4%

10%

14%

16%

Greater China4,126 (-2%)

Korea779 (-1%)

ANZ339 (-2%)

ASEAN1,371 (-10%)

Japan 1,207 (-22%)

South Asia843 (0%)

Others40 (N/A)

BASF aims to grow above market: Asia Pacific sales to double by 2020

1. Strengthen our market focus through Industry and Customer Target Groups.

2. Develop and market innovations in Asia for Asia.

3. Invest in organic growth in Asia to achieve 70% of our sales based on local production.

4. Improve operational excellence in Asia.

5. Build the best team in the industry.

We innovate for growth: R&D activities in Asia Pacific

Shanghai

SingaporeThane

Yokkaichi

India

Sub region: Greater China

Regional headquarters

Sub-regional headquarters

Verbund site

Chemical production site

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.* By location of customer Data as of December 2009

R&D site

• 23 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 16 joint ventures

• 38 production sites

• Approximately 6,500 employees

• Sales* in 2009: more than €4.1 billion

• 4 R&D sites

Sub region: ASEAN

Regional headquartersVerbund site

R&D siteChemical production site

Asia Pacific service center

Kuala Lumpur

Singapore

Kuantan

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.

* By location of customer Data as of February 2009

• Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam,Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

• 14 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 7 joint ventures

• 20 production sites

• 2 R&D sites

• 22 sales offices

• More than 3,100 employees

• Sales* in 2009: Approximately €1.4 billion

Philippines

Sub region: Japan

R&D siteChemical production site

Sub-regional headquarters

Tokyo

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.

* By location of customer Data as of December 2009

• 8 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 14 joint ventures

• 35 production sites

• 4 R&D sites

• 55 sales offices

• Approximately 1,600 employees

• Sales* in 2009: more than €1.2 billion

Sub region: South Asia

R&D siteChemical production site

Sub-regional headquarters

Mumbai

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.

* By location of customer Data as of February 2009

• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

• 9 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 4 joint ventures

• 11 production sites

• 2 R&D sites

• 32 sales offices

• Approximately 2,000 employees

• Sales* in 2009: € 850 million

Sri Lanka

Sub region: South Korea

Chemical production site

Sub-regional headquarters

Seoul

# Due to the close proximity of some production sites, a dot may represent more than one site.

* By location of customer Data as of February 2009

• 3 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 2 joint ventures

• 9 production sites

• 3 sales offices

• Approximately 1,100 employees

• Sales* in 2009: Approximately €800 million

Sub region: Australia And New Zealand

Melbourne

Chemical production site

Sub-regional headquarters

Data as of 12 April 2010

• 5 wholly owned subsidiaries

• 11 major production site

• 56 sales offices

• More than 500 employees

• Sales in 2009: Approximately €350 million