Unswervingly continue to invest in local production and innovation-a meeting with Dr. Ke Diwen, President and Chairman of BASF Greater China

Recently, BASF held a media exchange meeting for the release of the Greater China annual report at its Asia-Pacific Innovation Park in Shanghai
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As one of the first multinational companies to release an annual comprehensive local report, BASF has released an annual report every year since 2008, comprehensively presenting its actions and performance in sustainable development

Invest in R&D to promote future growth

Invest in R&D to promote future growth

Ke Diwen said: "In 2020, BASF has demonstrated extraordinary resilience and resilience by protecting the health and safety of employees, ensuring the normal operation of business, and ensuring reliable product supply to customers
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In 2020, BASF will be in the Greater China region.

In recent years, BASF has continuously expanded its investment in local production and R&D capabilities to better serve customers in the fast-growing Chinese market
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For example, the construction of the first batch of devices in the integrated base in Zhanjiang, Guangdong has begun

Increase production capacity and reduce environmental emissions

Increase production capacity and reduce environmental emissions

Ke Diwen talked about BASF's innovative efforts in resources and environmental protection
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As a result of comprehensive energy efficiency measures implemented at the production base, BASF has taken another step towards achieving the goal of reducing energy consumption per ton of product

Last year, while achieving production capacity increases, BASF's total greenhouse gas emissions from chemical production and operations in the Greater China region fell for the fourth consecutive year to 1.
101 million tons (1.
109 million tons in 2019)
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This is mainly due to the energy efficiency optimization measures adopted by each base.

　　BASF also closely monitors the emissions of other air pollutants, including inorganic compounds such as carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia, as well as dust and non-methane volatile organic compounds
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In 2020, BASF Greater China will emit 252 tons of air pollutants due to chemical production and operations (299 tons in 2019), which is 16% less than the previous year

　　Focus on digitization to create new power

　　Focus on digitization to create new power

　　Ke Diwen introduced that digitalization has become an indispensable part of BASF's business operations, and China's "14th Five-Year Plan" has further created good opportunities for BASF to achieve digital growth
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　　Chemical companies can effectively improve the safety, quality and efficiency of chemical production through digital applications
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For example, during the epidemic, an operator at BASF's production site performed daily safety inspections on the device by wearing a virtual augmented reality (AR) holographic lens