BASF SE, abbreviated as BASF, is a German chemical company with the previous full name of "Badische Anilin-und-Soda-Fabrik" (Baden Aniline Soda Plant).

BASF Group has more than 160 wholly owned subsidiaries or joint ventures in 41 countries in Europe, Asia, South and North America. The company is based in Ludwigshafen on the Rhine River and is the world's largest chemical product base.