BASF SE : BASF Business Water Solutions Invites Customers to Engage in Dialog at the World’s Leading Trade Fair IFAT ENTSORGA

• Innovative system solutions for drinking water, waste water and process water treatment

• Focus on ultrafiltration solutions from inge GmbH

• Forum for intensive customer dialog

Ludwigshafen, Germany, April 24, 2012. Around 2.730 exhibitors will be showing their latest portfolios at IFAT ENTSORGA, the world's trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw material management, at Munich, Germany, from 7 to 11 May 2012. As a strong partner of the water treatment industry BASF will be presenting its innovative and sustainable water treatment solutions on their booth under the theme "water loves solutions" (Booth No. 223/332 in Hall A3).

"Thanks to our global expertise in the field of water treatment, we offer customers local presence and a comprehensive product portfolio. We innovate to make our customers more successful - and we can demonstrate that well at the IFAT." said Dr. Matthias Halusa, Head of BASF's Global Business Management Water Solutions. "Europe is a very important market for us. We will use the trade fair extensively as a forum for dialog and like to invite all customers to use IFAT as an opportunity to engage in intensive discussion with our international team of experts."

Tailored system solutions for our customers

At the BASF booth a large selection of innovative and sustainable system solutions for the wide range of uses awaits the trade visitor. BASF's extensive range of established products, such as flocculants, coagulants, corrosion inhibitors, antiscalants, biocides, chelating agents and defoamers, provides tailor-made solutions for the treatment of waste water, drinking water and industrial water. This year's main focus at IFAT will be ultrafiltration technology, a field of activity that BASF is strengthening since the acquisition of inge GmbH in 2011.

Focus on ultrafiltration solutions from inge GmbH

The German company inge GmbH - widely regarded as the global leader in the field of ultrafiltration technology - hundred percent owned by BASF and part of its Water Solutions business - features the highly-efficient and robust ultrafiltration membranes as well as the space-saving rack designs used to treat drinking water, process water, waste water and sea water. The extremely small-pore filters of the Multibore® membrane reliably intercept not only particles, but also microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses, thereby providing a dependable source of clean water.

About BASF

BASF is the world's leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 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.

About BASF's Business Water Solutions

The product range of BASF's business Water Solutions includes products used in the key processes of municipal and industrial water treatment: Products to clarify the raw water used for the production of drinking water, treating the waste water stream and reducing sludge volumes as well as for the treatment of industrial process water and the protection of cooling towers and boilers. Our products are marketed worldwide. We are one of the leading suppliers. BASF estimates the market of the growth field water at 20 billion € with a sales potential of more than 800 million €. Further information on our products can be found at: www.watersolutions.basf.com.

About inge GmbH - part of BASF

inge GmbH, since August 2011 part of BASF, based in Greifenberg, Germany employs more than 80 staff and is a world's leading provider of ultrafiltration technology, a membrane process used to treat drinking water, process water, waste water and sea water. With a global reach enhanced by its network of partners, the company has completed numerous reference products around the globe featuring its cutting-edge technology.

Its range of products include highly-efficient ultrafiltration modules and cost-effective, space-saving rack designs as the core components of water treatment plants, rounded off by the superb technical support it provides to its customers. All the company's products are based on the in-house development of its patented Multibore® membrane technology, providing the top-quality standards for which German-made goods are famous. Deployment of the inge technology also offers significant advantages over conventional water treatment methods, such as rapid and easy module installation and stable, highly resilient membranes. This makes planning a water treatment facility much simpler, enabling customers to achieve low-cost installation and operation. And all this comes with a guarantee of long-lasting reliability. More information about inge GmbH can be found at: www.inge.ag.

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