We create chemistry for a sustainable future
BASF in
South America
Report 2020
Key facts 2020
One of the top three | of the business |
global market | areas in which |
positions in around | 70% BASF is active |
€3,590
million | 5,850 |
sales by location of | |
customer, group | employees in |
consolidated, sales to | South America |
third parties |
90,000+
customers
in the world and
70,000
suppliers
€59,149
million
sales for the BASF Group
€2.1 billion | Research & |
Development | |
expenses |
Around
110,000
employees worldwide
billion of sales with Accelerator products,
€16.7 which significantly contribute to sustainability in the value chain
10,000
employees
in Research and
Development (R&D)
worldwide
30.6% | women employed | women in leadership | 32.2% |
in South America1 | |||
in South America | |||
1Includes all consolidated BASF Group | |||
companies and management, directorship | |||
and vice-chairmanship positions | |||
Mata Viva®: | 33,500 | 83.4% | |
144 hectares of green area | |||
reforested with trees of | tons of CO2 | ||
different ages in the Chemical | removed from | ||
Waste recycled from | |||
Complex in Guaratingueta | the atmosphere | ||
chemical production of | |||
(SP, Brazil), since 1984 | |||
BASF in South America | |||
2002-2020 | |||
42% | A reduction of | ||
58% | |||
increase in absolute | specific water consumption | ||
production volume | per ton of chemicals | ||
in tons per year | produced in South America | ||
1.7 million | We held | We donated more than |
700 | ||
people | 115 actions | |
favored in South America | aimed at minimizing | |
by social engagement | the impacts of the | tons |
actions in the fight | pandemic on society | of products in partnership |
against COVID-19 | with our customers |
in South America
Index
Index
1 | - | About this report | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | - | Message from President | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | - | BASF Group 2020 at a glance | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1 | - | The BASF Group | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2 | - | BASF in the regions | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.3 | - | BASF on the capital market | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 - | BASF in South America | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.1 | - | Implementation on our corporate strategy | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.2 | - | 2020 Situation | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.3 | - | People build our success | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.4 | - | Sustainability | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.5 | - | Innovation | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.6 | - | Digitalization | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.7 | - | Portfolio | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.8 | - | Operations | 46 | Strong virtual connections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | - | Ten years overview - BASF Global | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | - | Additional information | 49 | In 2020, we experienced a substantial commitment of our | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
teams in South America, those who maintained our business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
working from home, as well as those who maintained our | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
operations by working in the units. Together, they have | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
contributed to fighting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We have used virtual media to be more united. We have worked | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
with our customers and partners to overcome challenges. We | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
have created new ways of doing business, with creativity, agility | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and quality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connection, innovation and commitment: this way, we create | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
chemistry for a sustainable future. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About this report
The "BASF in South America" Report is published annually as a document on the performance of our activities in the three pillars of sustainability - economy, environment and society. The reference period for this publication is the fiscal year 2020. This report also provides an overview of the BASF Group, together with its financial performance, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and, where applicable, the German Commercial Code as well as the German Accounting Standards (DRSC). Emissions, waste, energy and water use from consolidated joint operations are included, based proportionally on our participation. The number of employees refer to employees employed by the BASF Group as of December 31, 2020. The scope of this review and the main focus points of our reports are defined based on the topics along the value chain, which we identified in internal strategic discussion processes, ongoing global data analysis and dialog with shareholders.
For more information on our selection of sustainability topics, see from page 33 onwards and basf.com/materiality
1 The people depicted in this report complied with the regulations in place at the time the photos were taken - before or during the coronavirus pandemic. The photos in which people appear without wearing a mask were taken before March 12, 2020.
2 BASF is committed to promoting gender equity, which also involves attention to the use of language. Some words have only the masculine form in Portuguese because of its specificity. If they do not explicitly address the male gender, they are referring to all people in general.
3 Hyperlinks direct to complementary content in Spanish.
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Message from president
"We connect people and organizations, because we believe that only together we can succeed in creating chemistry for a sustainable future."
The year 2020 was marked by the effects of an unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis that affected healthcare systems and the economy worldwide. Our operations were also globally and regionally affected by this crisis.
United by our purpose to create chemistry for a sustainable future, our activities are aimed at three fronts: health and safety of our employees, service to our customers, and support to society.
With the commitment of our employees and the partnership with communities, governments, customers, and suppliers, we have reacted quickly to the crisis, keeping our activities in operation, with teams working from home office and also in our production plants.
Message from president
BASF for South America
The pandemic highlighted the importance of raw materials and solutions developed by the chemical industry, as we develop products that became essential for the pharmaceutical, hygiene, sanitation, household cleaning and packaging segments, among others. Our presence in different segments has enabled us to contribute to reduce the impacts of the health emergency and to safely deliver products to our customers. Moreover, we have reinforced our sustainability actions with significant impacts on society, as for example with the social engagement actions in the fight against COVID-19, which served more than 1.7 million people throughout South America. With different technologies, we have been close to our customers and we have strengthened our digital presence and our sustainable performance.
Even with the numerous challenges imposed on us during the year, we were able to grow in volume in South America in most segments. However, we were affected by the strong devaluation of local currencies, especially in Brazil and Argentina. As a result, the company's 2020 sales in South America decreased 6% compared to 2019, totaling €3.6 billion1.
We challenge ourselves day after day, setting and pursuing ambitious goals throughout the value chain, which you will learn about in this report. Therefore, we effectively live our purpose.
I would like to express my solidarity with all the people who have been directly impacted by the pandemic in their families.
Sincerely,
Manfredo Rübens
President BASF for South America
1 Regions: location of customer, group consolidated, sales to third parties; Sites: by legal entity, including sales to BASF group companies.
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BASF Group 2020 at a glance
BASF Group 2020 at a glance
Segment data
Key data
Sales | million € | ||
EBITDA before special itemsa | million € | ||
EBITDAa | million € | ||
EBIT before special itemsa | million € | ||
EBITa | million € | ||
Net income | million € | ||
ROCE | % | ||
Earnings per share | € | ||
Total assets | million € | ||
Investments including | |||
acquisitionsb | million € | ||
Employees at year-end | |||
Personnel expenses | million € | ||
Research and | |||
development expenses | million € | ||
Greenhouse gas | million metric tons | ||
emissionsc | of CO | 2 | equivalents |
Energy efficiency in | kilograms of sales | ||
production processes | product/MWh | ||
Accelerator sales | million € |
Number of on-site sustainability audits of raw material suppliers
2020 | 2019 | +/- | ||||
59,149 | 59,316 | -0.3% | ||||
7,435 | 8,324 | -10.7% | ||||
6,494 | 8,185 | -20.7% | ||||
3,560 | 4,643 | -23.3% | ||||
-191 | 4,201 | . | ||||
-1,060 | 8,421 | . | ||||
1.7 | 7.7 | - | ||||
-1.15 | 9.17 | . | ||||
80,292 | 86,950 | -7.7% | ||||
4,869 | 4,097 | 18.8% | ||||
2020 | 2019 | +/- | ||||
110,302 | 117,628 | -6.2% | ||||
10,576 | 10,924 | -3.2% | ||||
2,086 | 2,158 | -3.3% | ||||
20.8 | 20.1 | 3.5% | ||||
540 | 598 | -9.7% | ||||
16,740 | 15,017 | 11.5% | ||||
50 | 81 | -38.3% | ||||
Chemicals | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 8,071 |
2019 | 9,532 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 445 |
2019 | 791 | |
Materials | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 10,736 |
2019 | 11,466 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 835 |
2019 | 1,003 | |
Industrial Solutions | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 7,644 |
2019 | 8,389 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 822 |
2019 | 820 | |
Surface Technologies | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 16,659 |
2019 | 13,142 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 484 |
2019 | 722 | |
Nutrition & Care | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 6,019 |
2019 | 6,075 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 773 |
2019 | 793 | |
Agricultural Solutions | Million € | |
Sales | 2020 | 7,660 |
2019 | 7,814 | |
EBIT before special items | 2020 | 970 |
2019 | 1,095 |
- Restated figures 2019; for more information, see basf.com/report
- Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
- Excluding sale of energy to third parties
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