Texas Chemical Council recognizes BASF for Sustained Excellence in Caring

2010 marks the fifth consecutive year BASF has been recognized with award

FREEPORT , TX - The Texas Chemical Council (TCC) presented BASF’s Freeport site with its Sustained Excellence in Caring for Texas award for the fifth consecutive year. The award recognizes the chemical manufacturer who demonstrates excellent performance in community awareness, emergency response and pollution prevention.



Based on its performance in 2010, BASF’s Freeport site achieved exemplary environmental results and demonstrated a commitment to its employees and community. The TCC Caring for Texas award program was adopted by the TCC Board of Directors in October 1998 to promote continuous improvement.



“This is a significant achievement for all employees at our Freeport site, “said Chris Witte, Senior Vice President of BASF’s Freeport site and a TCC Board Member. “Receiving this award for five consecutive years demonstrates our commitment to striving for excellence in everything we do.”



The Sustained Excellence in Caring for Texas award was created for facilities whose programs are sustainable and / or improved from the previous calendar year. The BASF Freeport site received among the highest scores in the category of facilities with 500 or more employees.


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BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,400 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.7 billion in 2010. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.



BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com.