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BASF develops and manufactures, among other things:

• Agricultural chemicals
• Vitamins
• Plastics
• Polymers and Acrylic monomerIn chemistry, a monomer (from Greek mono "one" and meros "part") is a small molecule that may become chemically bonded to other monomers to form a polymer. Examples of monomers are hydrocarbons such as the alkane, alkene, and alene ( homologous) series.s
• Synthetic leatherLeather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals. Leather was a very important clothing material, and its other uses were legion. Together with wood, leather formed the basis of much ancient technology. Leather with t
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• SolventA solvent is a liquid that dissolves a solute. The solvent is the component of a solution that is present in greater amount. See solution. Perhaps the most common solvent in everyday life is water. Many other solvents are organic compounds, such as benzens
• DyeA dye can generally be described as a coloured substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is usually used as an aqueous solution and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fibre. In contrs and PigmentIn biology, pigment is any material resulting in color in plant or animal cells which is the result of selective absorption. Some biological material has so-called structural color, which is the result of selective reflection or iridescence, usually dones
• OilOil is a generic term for fluids that are not miscible with water. The name comes from Latin oleum for olive oil. Oil is frequently used to refer to petroleum an "oil shortage" generally means an inadequate supply of petroleum rather than cooking oil.s and gasFor other meanings see gas (disambiguation). A gas is one of the phases of matter. Gases are, like liquids, fluids: they have the ability to flow and do not resist deformation. Unlike liquids, however, unconstrained gases do not occupy a fixed volume, butes
• Electronic consumables, e.g. CD-RA CD-R C ompact D isc R ecordable) is a thin (1. 2 mm) disc made of polycarbonate with a 120 mm or 80 mm diameter that is mainly used to store music or data. However, unlike conventional CD media, a CD-R has a core of dye instead of metal. A standard CD-R/ CD-RWs, DVD-R/ DVD-RWs, Minidiscs, Audio & video cassettes

In more recent times, BASF has been deeply involved in research concerning nanotechnological techniques for producing fabrics and batteries.

From 1925 on, especially during World War II, BASF was part of IG Farben, a conglomerate of several German chemical industries. After the war, when the Allies broke up IG Farben due to war crimes committed by it, BASF reappeared as a separate business.