BASF : in Nordamerika Factsheet 2020

BASF in North America

2020 Facts & Figures

Sales

BASF Group (in million €)				BASF in North America (in million €)
2020	2019	2020	2019
€59,149	€59,316		€15,709	€15,948

Employees and society

				2020		2019
Employees (as of December 31, 2020)
Employees BASF Group				110,302		117,628
Employees BASF in North America				16,948		19,355
New hires				~1,400		~1,600
Donation and Sponsoring
Total spend	million $		6.1		4.3
Of which Donations	%		90.5		78.2

Focus areas Innovation 170

Collaborations with top
North American universities,
	Geismar,
research institutions and
companies		Louisiana
Sustainability
155MW
Freeport,
renewable energy
agreements added	Texas
to the energy supply
Human Resources
27%

female representation at BASF Corporation

BASF in North America 2020 - Facts & Figures

Environmental protection, health and safety

BASF in North America

			2020		2019
Energy demand
Electricity consumption	MWh		3,429,764		3,315,719
Steam consumption	metric tons		14,549,853		13,656,632
Fuel consumption	MWh		10,480,952		9,670,239
Emissions to air
Greenhouse gas emissions	metric tons of CO2-equivalents		4,987,736		4,602,950
Emissions of air pollutants (without CH4): CO, NOx, NMVOC, SOx, dust, NH3/other Inorganic substances)	metric tons		9,307		10,153
Water
Emissions to water: Organic substances (COD)	metric tons		2,055		3,174
Emissions to water: Nitrogen	metric tons		618		816
Emissions to water: Heavy metals	metric tons		3		5
Water supply	million cubic meters		78		83
Water used for production	million cubic meters		41		43
Water used for cooling	million cubic meters		2,237		2,331
Water supply by source
Withdrawal of surface water	%		61		60
Withdrawal of ground water	%		28		28
Withdrawal of drinking water	%		11		11
Waste
Total amount of waste	metric tons		541,264		602,426
Recycling rate (including thermal recovery)	%		16		15
Disposal of waste
Through incineration	%		6		16
Landfill	%		33		35
Underground storage	%		6		5
Occupational safety
Lost-time injury rate (BASF employees, leased personnel and contractors)	per 200.000 workings hours		0.15		0.15
Fatalities (total)			0		0
Process safety
Process safety incidents (PSIs)	per 200.000 working hours		0.54		0.5

Further information	Contact	Published by
You can find this publication on	Katharina Meischen,	BASF Corporation
the internet at www.basf.com/us	Phone: [phone]	June 2021
	[e-mail]	www.basf.com/us

BASF in North America 2020 - Facts & Figures

Verbund site Geismar, Louisiana

			2020		2019
Employees			1,202		1,236
Energy demand
Electricity consumption	MWh		710,000		749,000
Steam consumption	metric tons		3,367,834		3,361,214
Fuel consumption	MWh		3,272,093		3,366,423
Emissions to air
Greenhouse gas emissions	metric tons of CO2-equivalents		842,233		931,260
Emissions of air pollutants (without CH4): CO, NOx, NMVOC, SOx, dust, NH3/other Inorganic substances)	metric tons		1,933		1,927
Water
Emissions to water: Organic substances (COD)	metric tons		879		898
Emissions to water: Nitrogen	metric tons		273		316
Emissions to water: Heavy metals	metric tons		1.6		2
Water supply	million cubic meters		20		20
Water used for production	million cubic meters		4		5
Water used for cooling	million cubic meters		628		628
Water supply by source
Withdrawal of surface water	%		85		83
Withdrawal of ground water	%		15		17
Withdrawal of drinking water	%		0		0
Waste
Total amount of waste	metric tons		58,845		72,476
Recycling rate (including thermal recovery)	%		45		45
Disposal of waste
Through incineration	%		5		5
Landfill	%		40		50
Underground storage	%		0		0
Occupational safety
Lost-time injury rate (BASF employees, leased personnel and contractors)	per 200.000 workings hours		0.18		0.06
Fatalities (total)			0		0
Process safety
Process safety incidents (PSIs)	per 200.000 working hours		1.41		0.56

Further information	Contact	Published by
You can find this publication on	Katharina Meischen,	BASF Corporation
the internet at www.basf.com/us	Phone: [phone]	June 2021
	[e-mail]	www.basf.com/us

BASF in North America 2020 - Facts & Figures

Verbund site Freeport, Texas

			2020		2019
Employees			908		938
Energy demand
Electricity consumption	MWh		791,780		821,670
Steam consumption	metric tons		3,990,806		3,948,958
Fuel consumption	MWh		2,009,176		2,044,622
Emissions to air
Greenhouse gas emissions	metric tons of CO2-equivalents		947,801		1,009,626
Emissions of air pollutants (without CH4): CO, NOx, NMVOC, SOx, dust, NH3/other Inorganic substances)	metric tons		961		1,217
Water
Emissions to water: Organic substances (COD)	metric tons		293		456
Emissions to water: Nitrogen	metric tons		93		96
Emissions to water: Heavy metals	metric tons		0.4		0.4
Water supply	million cubic meters		10		11
Water used for production	million cubic meters		4		4
Water used for cooling	million cubic meters		460		462
Water supply by source
Withdrawal of surface water	%		99		99
Withdrawal of ground water	%		0		0
Withdrawal of drinking water	%		1		1
Waste
Total amount of waste	metric tons		135,094		147,527
Recycling rate (including thermal recovery)	%		20		16
Disposal of waste
Through incineration	%		48		44
Landfill	%		21		19
Underground storage	%		21		21
Occupational safety
Lost-time injury rate (BASF employees, leased personnel and contractors)	per 200.000 workings hours		0.09		0.20
Fatalities (total)			0		0
Process safety
Process safety incidents (PSIs)	per 200.000 working hours		0.83		0.4

Further information	Contact	Published by
You can find this publication on	Katharina Meischen,	BASF Corporation
the internet at www.basf.com/us	Phone: [phone]	June 2021
	[e-mail]	www.basf.com/us