BASF India : Community solutions for Mumbai’s water challenges

• Community storage, household filtration for short term; rainwater and sewage recycling for medium term
• Ideas developed locally through BASF global co-creation project
• First BASF 150th anniversary white paper published at creator-space.basf.com

Mumbai, India - October 20, 2015 - BASF, the world's leading chemical company and a provider of water treatment technologies, has published a white paper exploring a range of community-based challenges and solutions for water in Mumbai.

Beginning early this year, BASF worked with 66 experts in Mumbai, including technical specialists, non-governmental organizations and even artists, to explore the topic of improved access to safe, affordable water in the metro Mumbai area. Discussion areas included changes in technology, policy and behavior. These efforts were part of a global initiative to co-create solutions related to urbanization, energy and food, to mark the 150th anniversary of the company.

Ideas developed by the group include projects for community storage and household filtration in the short term, with rainwater harvesting from concrete and sewage recycling in the medium term. While some challenges for Mumbai's water supply are unique to the rapidly growing metropolitan area, others are typical for many large Indian cities and for emerging-market megacities worldwide.

A free copy of the white paper: 'Mumbai's Water Challenges' is available here.

Following its 150th anniversary co-creation activities in Shanghai, New York, and other locations, BASF will publish new white papers on a range of challenges and solutions for urban living.

About BASF India
BASF has successfully partnered India's progress for over a century, with 13 of BASF's 14 global businesses maintaining a local presence in India today. BASF in India has 2,186 employees at about 20 production sites, sales offices and R&D centers in Mumbai and Mangalore. In 2014, BASF registered sales of €1.1 billion to customers in India.

About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry - and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world's leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com .