TITLE: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the BASF Corporation.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the BASF Corporation.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The BASF Corporation, a global leader in chemical production, is marking the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2015; and WHEREAS, Established in 1865 and based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF develops chemicals, plastics, pesticides, raw materials, and other products for a diverse range of industries around the world; and WHEREAS, The company has maintained a presence in the United States since 1958, when it opened a manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas; since that time, it has grown to encompass 13 locations throughout the state, including 10 manufacturing facilities and a division headquarters; and WHEREAS, Texas is the nation's largest chemical producer, and BASF facilities in Texas represent over $6.4 billion in assets, while providing jobs to some 1,300 people; additionally, more than 700 contractors find employment as a direct result of BASF manufacturing in Texas; and WHEREAS, BASF also serves as a model for good corporate citizenship through its dedication to social and environmental responsibility; the company devotes a sizable portion of its research and development budget to resource conservation and has significantly reduced its waste emissions in recent years; and WHEREAS, Companies that employ Texans and that contribute to local economies are important components of a prosperous future, and BASF has built a positive reputation among the many outstanding corporate enterprises that do business in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the BASF Corporation on its 150th anniversary and extend to the company's management and employees sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen of Brazoria Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Men ndez Turner of Collin Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farney Miles VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 742 was adopted by the House on March 3, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House