What is the primary purpose of BASF's newly inaugurated lab in Mumbai, and where does it fit within the company's global R&D structure?

The primary purpose of BASF's newly inaugurated lab in Mumbai is to provide technical and application services for diapers and superabsorbents to customers globally. It is located at BASF’s Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Mumbai — the company’s second-largest research and development site in the Asia-Pacific region — and will collaborate closely with BASF’s existing global product development lab for superabsorbents in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

How does BASF describe the operational capacity and strategic value of the new Mumbai lab?

BASF states that the new 200-square-meter lab will be able to perform more than 30 testing methods, and emphasizes its strategic value in enabling closer collaboration and faster knowledge exchange across geographies to accelerate innovation and develop solutions that better address consumer and market needs, as stated by Oliver Cullmann, Vice President/Global Marketing and Strategy C3 Value Chain.

BASF Inaugurates Diapers and Superabsorbents Lab in India

Aug 18, 2026

BASF inaugurated a new hygiene solutions lab in Mumbai, India, specializing in diapers and superabsorbents. The facility supports global customers with over 30 testing methods and collaborates with the Ludwigshafen R&D center.

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