BASF SE, abbreviated BASF from the former full name "Badische Anilin-und-Soda-Fabrik" (Baden aniline Soda Factory), is a German chemical company and one of the largest chemical plants in the world.

The BASF Group has more than 160 wholly-owned subsidiaries or joint ventures in 41 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America. The company is headquartered in Ludwigshafen on the Rhine and is one of the largest chemical products in the world. Basf offers its customers a wide range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, specialty products, crop protection products, and crude oil and natural gas.