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Exhibit 4.2  




  


List of Shares Held 2004  








  



 
 

CONTENTS    
    



	 
	 
	 
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	I.	Fully, proportionally and equity consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates accounted for in the Consolidated Financial Statements	3
	 	1.	Fully consolidated subsidiaries (Section 290, Paragraph 2 of the German Commercial Code)	3
	 	 	•  Germany	3
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	4
	 	 	•  North America	6
	 	 	•  South America	7
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	8
	 	2.	Proportionally consolidated affiliates (Section 310 of the German Commercial Code)	9
	 	 	•  Germany	9
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	9
	 	 	•  North America	9
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	9
	 	3.	Equity consolidated subsidiaries (Section 312 of the German Commercial Code)	9
	 	 	•  Germany	9
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	10
	 	 	•  South America	10
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	10
	 	4.	Equity consolidated affiliates (Section 312 of the German Commercial Code)	10
	 	 	•  Germany	10
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	10
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	10
	
II.	

Other subsidiaries, affiliates and other participating interests	

11
	 	1.	Non-consolidated minor subsidiaries (Section 296 [2] of the German Commercial Code)	11
	 	 	•  Germany	11
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	12
	 	 	•  North America	15
	 	 	•  South America	15
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	16
	 	2.	Non-consolidated minor affiliates (Section 311 [2] of the German Commercial Code)	17
	 	 	•  Germany	17
	 	 	•  Europe (excluding Germany)	18
	 	 	•  North America	19
	 	 	•  South America	19
	 	 	•  Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	19
	 	3.	Participating interests of between 5 and 20 percent in major corporations (Section 285, No. 11 of the German Commercial Code)	20
	 	 	•  Germany	20
	
III.	

Information on subsidiaries (exemptions under Section 264, Paragraph 3 and Section 264b of the German Commercial Code)	

20
	 	 	•  Germany	20




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   BASF Group and BASF Aktiengesellschaft List of Shares Held 2004
  Pursuant to Section 313, Paragraph 2 and Section 285, No. 11

of the German Commercial Code 


I.     Fully, proportionally and equity consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates accounted for in the Consolidated Financial Statements  


1.     Fully consolidated subsidiaries (Section 290, Paragraph 2 of the German Commercial Code)  



	Company and headquarters
 
	 	Capital

held

(%)
	 	Thereof

BASF AG

(%)
	 	Stock-

holders'

equity

(millions)
	 	Net

income

(millions)
	 	Currency

(ISO code)

	Germany	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Achte BASF Finanzbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	3.7	 	1.9	 	EUR
	BASF Agro Trademarks GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	0.1	 	0.1	 	EUR
	BASF Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	2,046.4	 	(572.6	)	EUR
	BASF Coatings AG

Münster	 	100.0	 	 	 	227.5	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Handels- und Export GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	481.5	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Immobilien-Gesellschaft mbH & Co.

Pigment KG Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	12.2	 	1.8	 	EUR
	BASF Isocyanate China Investment GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	0.0	 	EUR
	BASF IT Services GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	28.2	 	2.4	 	EUR
	BASF Performance Polymers GmbH

Rudolstadt	 	100.0	 	 	 	43.5	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF PharmaChemikalien GmbH & Co. KG

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	43.2	 	14.7	 	EUR
	BASF Pigment GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	14.0	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Plant Science GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	91.0	 	 	 	3.1	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Plant Science Holding GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	183.7	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Schwarzheide GmbH

Schwarzheide	 	100.0	 	 	 	211.3	 	*	 	EUR
	BPG Immobilien GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	8.5	 	(0.2	)	EUR
	Chemische Fabrik Wibarco GmbH

Ibbenbüren	 	100.0	 	 	 	8.0	 	0.1	 	EUR
	Dr. Wolman GmbH

Sinzheim	 	100.0	 	 	 	2.7	 	*	 	EUR
	Elastogran GmbH

Lemförde	 	100.0	 	 	 	102.4	 	*	 	EUR
	GEWOGE Wohnungsunternehmen der BASF GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	97.0	 	 	 	44.8	 	3.7	 	EUR
	Guano-Werke GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	2,956.6	 	48.5	 	EUR
	Haidkopf GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.2	 	*	 	EUR
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





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	LUWOGE Wohnungsunternehmen der BASF GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	42.6	 	*	 	EUR
	Metanomics GmbH & Co. KGaA

Berlin-Charlottenburg	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.1	 	*	 	EUR
	Metanomics Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Berlin-Charlottenburg	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	*	 	EUR
	SunGene GmbH & Co. KGaA

Gatersleben	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.1	 	*	 	EUR
	SunGene Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Gatersleben	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	*	 	EUR
	Ultraform GmbH & Co. KG

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	19.0	 	5.4	 	EUR
	Untertage-Speicher-Gesellschaft mbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	3.6	 	2.1	 	EUR
	WINGAS GbR

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	*	 	EUR
	WINGAS GmbH

Kassel	 	65.0	 	 	 	226.5	 	*	 	EUR
	Wintershall AG

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	2,106.9	 	*	 	EUR
	Wintershall Erdgas Beteiligungs-GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	207.7	 	*	 	EUR
	Wintershall Erdgas Verwaltungs-GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	156.5	 	*	 	EUR
	Wintershall Explorations- und Produktions-

Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	510.5	 	*	 	EUR
	Zehnte BASF Erwerbsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	*	 	EUR
	Zehnte BASF Finanzbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	91.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	*	 	EUR
	
 Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 
	BASF A/S

Copenhagen, Denmark	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	48.5	 	15.9	 	DKK
	BASF AB

Göteborg, Sweden	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	4,878.5	 	68.8	 	EUR
	BASF Agri-Production S.A.S.

Gravelines, France	 	100.0	 	 	 	66.0	 	13.0	 	EUR
	BASF Agro B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	2,510.0	 	28.1	 	EUR
	BASF Agro Hellas Industrial and Commercial S.A.

Athens, Greece	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	7.8	 	1.3	 	EUR
	BASF Agro S.A.S.

Ecully, France	 	100.0	 	 	 	91.4	 	19.1	 	EUR
	BASF Agrochemical Products B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	490.4	 	28.1	 	USD
	BASF Antwerpen N.V.

Antwerp, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 	 	2,680.5	 	268.7	 	EUR
	BASF AS

Asker, Norway	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	22.6	 	13.5	 	NOK
	BASF Belgium S.A.

Brussels, Belgium	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	25.8	 	3.2	 	EUR
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 



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	BASF Coatings Holding B.V.

Maarssenbroek, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	229.0	 	24.4	 	EUR
	BASF Coatings Ltd.

Deeside, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 	 	6.6	 	2.8	 	GBP
	BASF Coatings S.A.S.

Clermont de l'Oise, France	 	100.0	 	 	 	58.8	 	18.2	 	EUR
	BASF Coatings SpA

Burago Molgora, Italy	 	100.0	 	 	 	17.9	 	(1.5	)	EUR
	BASF Coatings S.A.

Guadalajara, Spain	 	99.7	 	 	 	48.7	 	16.5	 	EUR
	BASF Coordination Center Comm.V.

Antwerp, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 	 	8,386.2	 	169.5	 	EUR
	BASF Curtex S.A.

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain	 	100.0	 	 	 	25.6	 	4.9	 	EUR
	BASF Española S.A.

Tarragona, Spain	 	100.0	 	 	 	273.7	 	58.5	 	EUR
	BASF France S.A.S.

Levallois-Perret, France	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	53.7	 	3.9	 	EUR
	BASF Health & Nutrition A/S

Ballerup, Denmark	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	156.7	 	(27.4	)	DKK
	BASF Holding Española S.L.

Barcelona, Spain	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	27.8	 	0.7	 	EUR
	BASF Hungaria Kft.

Budapest, Hungary	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	3,246.8	 	846.3	 	HUF
	BASF Interservice SpA

Cesano Maderno, Italy	 	100.0	 	90.0	 	89.3	 	2.5	 	EUR
	BASF Intertrade AG

Zug, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	39.2	 	37.9	 	USD
	BASF IT Services B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	102.1	 	1.3	 	EUR
	BASF Italia SpA

Cesano Maderno, Italy	 	100.0	 	 	 	54.8	 	6.4	 	EUR
	BASF Nederland B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	1,591.0	 	4.6	 	EUR
	BASF Austria GmbH

Vienna, Austria	 	100.0	 	1.00	 	14.0	 	1.1	 	EUR
	BASF Operations B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	3.3	 	0.5	 	EUR
	BASF OY

Helsinki, Finland	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	11.3	 	(0.4	)	EUR
	BASF plc

Wembley, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 	 	119.2	 	18.2	 	GBP
	BASF Polska Sp. z.o.o.

Warsaw, Poland	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	100.6	 	30.5	 	PLN
	BASF Switzerland AG

Wädenswil/Au, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	25.9	 	3.2	 	PLN
	BASF SONATRACH Propanchem S.A.

Tarragona, Spain	 	51.0	 	 	 	47.9	 	0.5	 	EUR
	BASF UK Holdings Ltd.

Cheadle, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	30.8	 	8.5	 	GBP
	Elastogran France S.A.

Mitry-Mory, France	 	100.0	 	 	 	5.1	 	0.7	 	EUR
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





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	Elastogran Italia SpA (ELIT)

Villanova d'Asti, Italy	 	100.0	 	 	 	22.8	 	0.8	 	EUR
	Elastogran S.A.

Rubí (Barcelona), Spain	 	100.0	 	 	 	10.7	 	2.8	 	EUR
	Elastogran U.K. Ltd. (EUK)

Alfreton, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 	 	3.2	 	0.9	 	GBP
	Frank Wright Limited

Ashbourne, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 	 	11.8	 	1.0	 	GBP
	Société Foncière et Industrielle S.A.S.

Clermont de l'Oise, France	 	92.9	 	 	 	7.2	 	(0.1	)	EUR
	Wintershall Nederland Group	 	100.0	 	 	 	181.5	 	634.2	 	EUR
	 	Includes:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Wintershall Dubai

Petroleum B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	24.4	 	1.9	 	EUR
	 	Wintershall Nederland B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	181.5	 	2.7	 	EUR
	 	Wintershall Nederland

Transport and Trading B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	8.3	 	594.7	 	EUR
	 	Wintershall Noordzee B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	529.0	 	35.0	 	EUR
	Wintershall Oil AG

Zug, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	 	 	8.8	 	0.2	 	USD
	Wintershall Petroleum (E & P) B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 	 	40.4	 	29.5	 	USD
	ZAO BASF

Moscow, Russia	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	17.3	 	1.3	 	EUR
	
North America	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASFIN Corporation

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	3,094.8	 	0.1	 	USD
	BASF Americas Group	 	100.0	 	 	 	2,535.1	 	8.8	 	USD
	 	Includes:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BASF Americas Corporation

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	3,153.9	 	13.9	 	USD
	 	BASF Corporation

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	469.2	 	(111.6	)	USD
	 	BASF AgGenetics LLC

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina	 	100.0	 	 	 	(3.1	)	0.3	 	USD
	 	BASF Canada Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	178.2	 	38.1	 	CAD
	 	BASF Fina Petrochemicals Ltd. Partnership

Port Arthur, Texas	 	60.0	 	 	 	58.7	 	97.3	 	USD
	 	BASF Pipeline Holdings LLC

Houston, Texas	 	100.0	 	 	 	11.5	 	0.8	 	USD
	 	BASF Plant Science Holding's Inc.

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.1	 	 	 	USD
	 	BASF Plant Science LLC

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	(19.5	)	(9.2	)	USD
	 	BASF Properties Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	 	100.0	 	 	 	4.3	 	0.5	 	CAD
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 



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	 	BodyShopmall.com Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	 	100.0	 	 	 	(0.4	)	(0.1	)	CAD
	 	BT Propylene LLC

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	60.0	 	 	 	14.8	 	0.0	 	USD
	 	Foam Enterprises Inc.

Plymouth, Minnesota	 	100.0	 	 	 	45.0	 	1.6	 	USD
	 	Micro Flo Company LLC

Memphis, Tennessee	 	100.0	 	 	 	105.5	 	15.0	 	USD
	 	MTO Reality Holding LLC

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	0.0	 	USD
	 	Sabina Petrochemicals LLC*

Wilmington, Delaware	 	22.8	 	 	 	67.6	 	3.2	 	USD
	 	Thousand Springs Trout Farms Inc.

Wilmington, Delaware	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.0	 	0.0	 	USD
	 	Tradewinds Chemicals Corporation

Mount Olive, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 	 	362.4	 	3.0	 	USD
	 	BASF de Mexico Group	 	100.0	 	 	 	1,757.7	 	154.5	 	MXN
	 	 	Includes:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BASF Coatings de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico	 	100.0	 	 	 	47.1	 	79.3	 	MXN
	 	 	BASF Interservicos, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico	 	100.0	 	 	 	(24.7	)	3.1	 	MXN
	 	 	BASF de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	1,757.7	 	154.5	 	MXN
	 	 	BASF Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico	 	100.0	 	 	 	1,480.4	 	(32.8	)	MXN
	
South America	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF Argentina S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina	 	100.0	 	99.9	 	238.7	 	100.8	 	ARS
	BASF S.A. Group

Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	1,327.9	 	440.6	 	BRL
	 	Includes:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BASF S.A.

São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	1,327.9	 	440.6	 	BRL
	 	BASF Poliuretanos Ltda.

Maua, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	48.2	 	17.4	 	BRL
	BASF Chile S.A.

Santiago de Chile, Chile	 	100.0	 	99.9	 	28,816.0	 	6,889.0	 	CLP
	BASF de Costa Rica, S.A.

San José, Costa Rica	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	2,973.4	 	1,475.0	 	CRC
	BASF Peruana S.A.

Lima, Peru	 	99.8	 	99.8	 	39.2	 	13.3	 	PEN
	BASF Quimica Colombiana S.A.

Bogotá, Colombia	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	92,225.0	 	22,704.0	 	COP
	Wintershall BM-C-19 Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	(69.8	)	(29.6	)	BRL
	Wintershall BM-ES-7 Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	(105.8	)	(54.5	)	BRL
	Wintershall BM-S-14 Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 	 	(109.6	)	(54.8	)	BRL
	Wintershall Energía S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina	 	100.0	 	 	 	704.7	 	308.4	 	ARS
	    	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
 * Proportionally consolidated affiliate.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





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	Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BASF (China) Company Ltd.

Beijing, China	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	1,224.7	 	35.9	 	CNY
	BASF (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	100.0	 	 	 	127.4	 	36.9	 	MYR
	BASF (Thai) Ltd.

Bangkok, Thailand	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	1,260.2	 	224.6	 	THB
	BASF Agro Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	100.0	 	 	 	487.0	 	258.0	 	JPY
	BASF Australia Ltd.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	49.6	 	17.6	 	AUD
	BASF Auxiliary Chemicals Company Ltd.

Pudong, Shanghai, China	 	100.0	 	 	 	1,144.2	 	184.6	 	CNY
	BASF Chemicals Company Ltd.

Shanghai, China	 	100.0	 	 	 	688.4	 	(113.2	)	CNY
	BASF China Limited

Kowloon, Hong Kong, China	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	327.0	 	174.4	 	HKD
	BASF Company Ltd.

Seoul, South Korea	 	100.0	 	 	 	447,643.0	 	47,803.0	 	KRW
	BASF FZE

Dubai, UAE Dubai	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	10.0	 	9.0	 	AED
	BASF Idemitsu Co. Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	67.0	 	67.0	 	1,808.0	 	535.0	 	JPY
	BASF India Ltd.

Mumbai, India	 	52.7	 	52.7	 	2,529.3	 	445.6	 	INR
	BASF Japan Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	18,874.0	 	1,574.0	 	JPY
	BASF JCIC Neopentylglycol Company Ltd.

Jilin City, China	 	60.0	 	50.0	 	225.0	 	90.9	 	CNY
	BASF New Zealand Ltd.

Auckland, New Zealand	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	14.8	 	2.1	 	NZD
	BASF Pakistan (Private) Ltd.

Karachi, Pakistan	 	51.0	 	51.0	 	309.9	 	79.9	 	PKR
	BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	60.0	 	60.0	 	321.6	 	17.0	 	USD
	BASF Philippines, Inc.

Canlubang, Calamba Laguna, Philippines	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	554.6	 	(175.4	)	PHP
	BASF Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	218.1	 	(10.6	)	MYR
	BASF Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Singapore	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	21.6	 	6.4	 	SGD
	BASF South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.

Halfway House, South Africa	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	158.6	 	17.6	 	ZAR
	BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

Singapore	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	394.3	 	70.9	 	SGD
	BASF Styrenics Holding Company

Port Louis, Mauritius	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	43.5	 	0.0	 	USD
	BASF Styrenics Private Ltd.

Mumbai, India	 	100.0	 	 	 	314.7	 	(53.9	)	INR
	BASF Taiwan Ltd.

Taipei, Taiwan	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	434.0	 	297.1	 	TWD
	BASF Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Shanghai, China	 	100.0	 	 	 	120.0	 	64.1	 	CNY
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 



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	BASF Türk Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti.

Istanbul, Turkey	 	100.0	 	99.0	 	31,355.466.0	 	(3,295.804.0	)	TRL
	BASF Vitamins Company Ltd.

Shenyang, China	 	98.0	 	60.0	 	159.5	 	2.9	 	CNY
	P. T. BASF Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia	 	97.0	 	97.0	 	245,621.0	 	58,937.0	 	IDR
	Shanghai BASF Polyurethane Company

Shanghai, China	 	70.0	 	 	 	767.5	 	(5.2	)	CNY
	Yangzi-BASF Styrenics Co. Ltd.

Nanjing, China	 	60.0	 	50.0	 	1,628.0	 	272.6	 	CNY







2.     Proportionally consolidated affiliates (Section 310 of the German Commercial Code)  



	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

	Germany	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BASF GE Schwarzheide GmbH & Co. KG

Schwarzheide	 	50.0	 	50.0	 	8.7	 	3.4	 	EUR
	Wintershall Erdgas Handelshaus GmbH & Co. KG (WIEH)

Berlin	 	50.0	 	 	 	0.1	 	*	 	EUR
	
Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	ELLBA C. V.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands	 	50.0	 	 	 	216.6	 	65.8	 	EUR
	Produits et Engrais Chimiques du Rhin S. A. (PEC Rhin)

Ottmarsheim, France	 	50.0	 	50.0	 	31.1	 	7.3	 	EUR
	Wintershall Erdgas Handelshaus Zug AG

Zug, Switzerland	 	50.0	 	 	 	25.4	 	56.2	 	USD
	
North America	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Polioles, S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico	 	50.0	 	 	 	829.3	 	88.8	 	MXN
	
Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF Inoac Polyurethanes, Ltd. (BIP)

Shinshiro-Shi, Aichi, Japan	 	50.0	 	 	 	4,084.0	 	550.0	 	JPY
	BASF NOF Coatings Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	50.0	 	 	 	20,204.0	 	244.0	 	JPY
	BASF-YPC Company Ltd.

Nanjing, China	 	50.0	 	10.0	 	8,184.8	 	(608.3	)	CNY
	ELLBA Eastern Private Ltd.

Singapore	 	50.0	 	 	 	59.9	 	0.0	 	USD
	Shanghai Gao Qiao-BASF Dispersions Co. Limited

Shanghai, China	 	50.0	 	40.0	 	365.8	 	61.7	 	CNY







3.     Equity consolidated subsidiaries (Section 312 of the German Commercial Code)  



	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

	Germany	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BASF Future Business GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	25.7	 	*	 	EUR
	BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	22.8	 	(3.8	)	EUR
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution GmbH

Cologne	 	100.0	 	 	 	2.3	 	*	 	EUR
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





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	Lucura Rückversicherungs AG

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 	 	35.8	 	4.6	 	EUR
	Wintershall Wolga Petroleum GmbH**

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 	 	0.2	 	2.3	 	EUR
	
Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF Coatings Refinish AG

Wädenswil/Au, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	 	 	2.0	 	0.7	 	CHF
	BASF Ireland Limited

Dublin, Ireland	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	2.6	 	0.1	 	EUR
	
South America	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF Ecuatoriana S.A.

Quito, Ecuador	 	100.0	 	99.9	 	4.9	 	0.7	 	USD
	BASF Poliuretanos S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina	 	100.0	 	3.2	 	1.9	 	8.5	 	ARS
	BASF Venezolana, S.A.

Caracas, Venezuela	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	16,351.3	 	11,610.5	 	VEB
	
Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF Polyurethanes (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	100.0	 	 	 	13.0	 	3.6	 	MYR
	BASF Polyurethanes (Taiwan) Co. Ltd.

Hsinchu, Taiwan	 	100.0	 	100.0	 	120.9	 	43.4	 	TWD
	BASF Shanghai Coatings Company Ltd.

Shanghai, China	 	60.0	 	 	 	80.0	 	9.6	 	CNY




	*
	Profit/loss
transfer agreement



	**
	Includes
earnings of consolidated subsidiaries/Group 




4.     Equity consolidated affiliates (Section 312 of the German Commercial Code)  



	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

	Germany	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Solvin GmbH & Co. KG*

Hanover	 	25.0	 	25.0	 	271.4	 	67.6	 	EUR
	
Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Basell N.V.*

Hoofddorp, the Netherlands	 	50.0	 	17.8	 	3,200.6	 	150.5	 	EUR
	BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment B.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	50.0	 	 	 	26.1	 	(0.1	)	EUR
	Indurisk Rückversicherungs-AG

Luxembourg, Luxembourg	 	50.0	 	 	 	5.1	 	0.0	 	EUR
	Svalöf Weibull AB*

Svalöv, Sweden	 	40.0	 	 	 	581.8	 	40.1	 	SEK
	
Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Co. Ltd.

Shanghai, China	 	35.0	 	 	 	419.9	 	0.0	 	CNY




	*
	Includes
earnings of consolidated subsidiaries/Group 


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   II.    Other subsidiaries, affiliates and other participating interests  



1.     Non-consolidated minor subsidiaries (Section 296 [2] of the German Commercial Code)  



	Company and headquarters
 
	 	Capital

held

(%)
	 	Thereof

BASF AG

(%)

	Germany	 	 	 	 
	ART-Autolack-Systeme GmbH

Dortmund	 	100.0	 	 
	Ausbildungsplatzinitiative Pfalz GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	97.0	 	97.0
	BASF Akquisitions- und Objektverwertungs-

gesellschaft mbH, Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Chemikalien GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF ChemTrade GmbH

Burgbernheim	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Immobilien-Gesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Innovationsfonds GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Jobmarkt GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Katalysatorproduktionsgesellschaft Köln mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Lizenz GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Mobilienleasing GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Power GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Spezialdünger-Pensionsverwaltung GmbH

Münster	 	100.0	 	 
	Dr. Heinrich von Brunck Gedächtnisstiftung für Werksangehörige

der BASF GmbH, Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	95.0	 	95.0
	Elastogran Schwarzheide GmbH

Schwarzheide	 	100.0	 	 
	Elfte BASF Chemiebeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Elfte BASF Erwerbsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Elfte BASF Finanzbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Elfte BASF Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Envimax GmbH

Heddesheim	 	100.0	 	 
	Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Lackkunst mbH

Münster	 	100.0	 	 
	Gewerkschaft des konsolidierten Steinkohlenbergwerks Breitenbach GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Gewerkschaft Röchling GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	Glasurit GmbH

Münster-Hiltrup	 	100.0	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 





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	Guano-Werke Pensionsverwaltung GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	Guano-Werke Vermögensverwaltung AG i. L.

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	99.8	 	 
	LUCARA Immobilienverwaltungs GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	ME Projektabwicklung GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	Metanomics Health GmbH

Berlin	 	65.1	 	 
	Projektentwicklungs-GmbH Friesenheimer Insel

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	SEWOGE Service- und Wohnungsunternehmen GmbH

Schwarzheide	 	100.0	 	100.0
	SGS-Schwarzheider Gastronomie und Service GmbH

Schwarzheide	 	100.0	 	 
	Ultraform Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Vitamultina Pharmazeutische und Nahrungsergänzungsprodukte GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Wintershall Bank GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	WIEH Verwaltungs-GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	WINGAS Verwaltungs-GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Lenkoran GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Libyen Oil & Gas GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Nordkaspische Exploration und Production GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Urengoi GmbH

Kassel	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	 
	Zehnte BASF Chemiebeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Zehnte BASF Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Zweite BASF Immobilien-Gesellschaft mbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	100.0	 	95.0
	
Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 	
 	

 
	ART Autolack-Systeme, S.A.

Guadalajara, Spain	 	99.7	 	 
	Auto Make-up S.A.R.L.

Mitry-Mory, France	 	100.0	 	 
	Awiag Ltd.

Valetta, Malta	 	100.0	 	 
	BASCOM AG

Wädenswil/Au, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Automotive Coatings Services S.A.R.L.

Clermont de l'Oise, France	 	100.0	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 



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	BASF Automotive Coatings Services S.R.O.

Bratislava, Slovakia	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Automotive Coatings Services Sp. z.o.o.

Swarzedz, Poland	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Automotive Storitve ZA Avtomobilske d.o.o.

Ljubljana, Slovenia	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Biocides Ltd.

Ruddington, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Chemicals Ltd.

Cheshire, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Nederland B.V.

Maarssenbroek, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Refinish GmbH

Eugendorf, Austria	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Refinish Ltd.

Didcot, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Refinish Norden AB

Hisings Kaerra, Sweden	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Refinish S.A./N.V.

Brussels, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Colorants Trading S.A.

Wädenswil/Au, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Croatia d.o.o.

Zagreb, Croatia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Curtex Productos Químicos Ltda.

Porto, Portugal	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF EOOD

Sofia, Bulgaria	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Finance Europe N.V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF IT Services Holding Ltd.

Cheadle, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF IT Services Ltd.

Wilmslow, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF IT Services N.V.

Antwerp, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF IT Services S.A.

Barcelona, Spain	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF IT Services SpA

Cesano Maderno, Italy	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Jugoslavija d.o.o.

Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Masterbatch N.V.

Kuurne, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Portuguesa Lda.

Prior Velho, Portugal	 	100.0	 	70.5
	BASF Slovenija d.o.o.

Ljubljana, Slovenia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Slovensko spol. s r.o.

Bratislava, Slovakia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF spol. s r.o.

Prague, Czech Republic	 	100.0	 	100.0
	 	 	 	 	 





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	BASF SRL

Bucharest, Romania	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Styrodur Iberica, S.L.

Tudela, Spain	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Tovarystvo z Obmezenoju Vidpovdal'nistju

Kiev, Ukraine	 	100.0	 	99.0
	BASF Trading Centre-Distribuiçao de Produtos Químicos Especiais Lda.

Marinha Grande, Portugal	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF UAB

Vilnius, Lithuania	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Wostok OOO

Moscow, Russia	 	100.0	 	 
	Boots Galenika d.o.o.

Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro	 	51.0	 	51.0
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution S.R.O.

Bratislava, Slovakia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution S.L.

Barcelona, Spain	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution SpA

Cesano Maderno, Italy	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution B. V.

Arnhem, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution Ltd.

Cheshire, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution S.A.S.

Levallois-Perret, France	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution N.V./S.A.

Brussels, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution A/S

Copenhagen, Denmark	 	100.0	 	 
	COMPAREX Information Systems Ltd.

Cheadle, United Kingdom	 	100.0	 	 
	Cyanamid Agro S.A./N.V.

Gembloux, Belgium	 	100.0	 	 
	Cyanamid Ireland Limited

Clonee, Ireland	 	100.0	 	 
	Cyanamid Russ A/O

Moscow, Russia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Elastogran Kemipur Poliuretan System Kft.

Solymar, Hungary	 	100.0	 	 
	Elastogran Lagomat Nordic AB

Angered, Sweden	 	100.0	 	 
	Haus am Kai 1, OOO

Moscow, Russia	 	100.0	 	19.6
	Himmoba AG

Wädenswil/Au, Switzerland	 	100.0	 	 
	Lipogene AB

Svalöv, Sweden	 	91.0	 	 
	OOO Megatron NVK

Machachkala, Russia	 	70.0	 	 
	Plant Science Sweden AB

Svalöv, Sweden	 	91.0	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 



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	WINGAS Belgium S.P.R.L./B.V.B.A.

Brussels, Belgium	 	65.4	 	 
	Wintershall Gas spol. s r.o.

Prague, Czech Republic	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall Services B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	100.0	 	 
	
North America	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Automotive Refinish Technologies, LLC

Southfield, Michigan	 	100.0	 	 
	Automotive Refinish Technology, Inc. (ART)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Venture Capital America Inc.

Santa Barbara, California	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Venture Capital Canada Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada	 	100.0	 	 
	BF Textile Colours Holding Inc.

Wilmington, North Carolina	 	100.0	 	100.0
	DNA Landmarks Inc.

St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada	 	81.9	 	 
	MTO Realty Holdings LLC

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 
	Transpharm Inc.

Florham Park, New Jersey	 	100.0	 	 
	
South America	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Aislapol S.A.

Santiago de Chile, Chile	 	100.0	 	99.9
	Basanil S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Bolivia S.R.L.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF de El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.

San Salvador, El Salvador	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF de Guatemala S.A. de C.V.

Guatemala City, Guatemala	 	100.0	 	99.0
	BASF de Nicaragua S.A.

Managua, Nicaragua	 	99.9	 	 
	BASF Dominicana S.A.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Panama S.A.

Panama City, Panama	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Paraguaya S.A.

Asunción, Paraguay	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Uruguaya S.A.

Montevideo, Uruguay	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Cyanamid El Salvador S.R.L.

San Salvador, El Salvador	 	100.0	 	99.9
	Tintas Graficas S.A.

Santiago de Chile, Chile	 	96.2	 	 
	Tintas Graficas S.A.

San Luis, Argentina	 	92.5	 	 
	Wintershall BM-C-10 Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 





15







 


	Wintershall BM-ES-1 Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 
	Wintershall do Brasil Serviços Ltda.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	 	100.0	 	 
	
Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	
 	

 	
 	

 
	ART Automotive Refinish Technologies (PTY) Ltd.

Milnerton, South Africa	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF (Ethiopia) Ltd. P.L.C.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF (Ghana) Ltd.

Accra, Ghana	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Agro Ltd.

Seoul, South Korea	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Animal Nutrition (Pty.) Ltd.

Beaconvale, South Africa	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Bangladesh Ltd.

Dacca, Bangladesh	 	76.4	 	76.4
	BASF Chemdyes Sdn. Bhd.

Perai, Malaysia	 	51.0	 	51.0
	BASF Chemicals and Polymers (Pvt.) Ltd.

Karachi, Pakistan	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Coatings International Trade (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

Shanghai, China	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings (Pty.) Ltd.

Vanderbijlpark, South Africa	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings (Pty.) Ltd.

Wetherill Park, New South Wales, Australia	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings + Inks Philippines Inc.

Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings Inc.

Canlubang, Calamba Laguna, Philippines	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF Coatings (Pvt.) Ltd.

Mumbai, India	 	100.0	 	44.6
	BASF Coatings PMB (Pty.) Ltd.

Vanderbijlpark, South Africa	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF East Africa Ltd.

Nairobi, Kenya	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Limited

Hong Kong, China	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Industries Private Ltd.

Mumbai, India	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Iran AG

Tehran, Iran	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Ltd.

Cairo, Egypt	 	100.0	 	99.0
	BASF Maroc S.A.

Casablanca, Morocco	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Polyurethanes (China) Co. Ltd.

Panyu Guangdong, China	 	100.0	 	 
	BASF S.p.A.

Hydra, Algeria	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF Tai Ching Crop Protection Chemicals Corp.

Taipei, Taiwan	 	55.0	 	55.0
	 	 	 	 	 



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	BASF Takeda Vitamins Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	66.0	 	 
	BASF Textile and Leather Centre Asia Sdn. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	BASF-Finlay (Private) Limited

Colombo, Sri Lanka	 	66.7	 	66.7
	CSJ K.K.

Tokyo, Japan	 	100.0	 	 
	Cyanamid Agricultural Products Sdh. Bhd.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	 	100.0	 	100.0
	Cyanamid Limited

Lilongwe, Malawi	 	100.0	 	 
	Cyanamid Zimbabwe (PVT) Ltd.

Workington, Zimbabwe	 	100.0	 	 
	Elastogran Polürethan Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

Pendik-Istanbul, Turkey	 	100.0	 	 





2.     Non-consolidated minor affiliates

(Section 311 [2] of the German Commercial Code)  



	Germany	 	 	 	 
	Aurentum Innovationstechnologien GmbH

Mainz	 	25.2	 	 
	Axaron Bioscience AG

Heidelberg	 	43.5	 	43.5
	BASF GE Schwarzheide Beteiligungs GmbH

Schwarzheide	 	50.0	 	50.0
	CWD Chemie-Wirtschaftsdatenbanken GmbH

Frankfurt (Main)	 	50.0	 	50.0
	CWK Software und Service GmbH

Mannheim	 	27.2	 	 
	DATASOUND Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung und Vermarktung

digitaler Audio- und Informationssysteme, Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	25.0	 	 
	Emsland-Erdölleitung GmbH

Osterwald	 	25.0	 	 
	Erdgasverkaufsgesellschaft mbH

Münster	 	28.8	 	 
	Gesellschaft für Wohnungs-, Gewerbe- und Städtebau Aktiengesellschaft

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	30.0	 	 
	Ginger GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	22.0	 	22.0
	KGS Keto-Gulonsäure Vertriebsgesellschaft beschränkt haftende OHG

Krefeld	 	33.3	 	33.3
	M-Exchange AG

Frankfurt (Main)	 	46.5	 	 
	Projektförderung Initiative für Beschäftigung GmbH

Münster	 	25.0	 	 
	PSG Procurement Service GmbH

Lohmar	 	50.0	 	 
	RAIL4Chem Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH

Essen	 	25.0	 	25.0
	 	 	 	 	 





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	Rhinegas Erdgasleitungsgesellschaft mbH i. L.

Hanover	 	50.0	 	50.0
	Solvin Europe GmbH

Hanover	 	25.2	 	25.2
	Stuttgarter IT Gesellschaft mbH

Stuttgart	 	50.0	 	 
	S.T.E.P.PersonalentwicklungsgesellschaftmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)	 	33.4	 	33.4
	WV Elektro GmbH & Co. Handels-KG

Frankfurt (Main)	 	50.0	 	 
	WV Energie AG

Frankfurt (Main)	 	50.0	 	 
	WV Service GmbH

Frankfurt (Main)	 	50.0	 	 
	WV Versicherungsmakler GmbH

Frankfurt (Main)	 	25.0	 	 
	
Europe (excluding Germany)	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Amylogene Handelsbolaget

Svalöv, Sweden	 	45.5	 	 
	BASF Naber S.A.

Valencia, Spain	 	50.0	 	 
	BASF Nutrition Animale S.A.S.

Chateau Gontier, France	 	50.0	 	 
	Cseber Csomagoloeszköz Begyüjtesi Rendeszer KHT

Budapest, Hungary	 	22.8	 	 
	Elastokam OOO

Nishnekamsk Promsona, Russia	 	50.0	 	 
	ELLBA B.V.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands	 	50.0	 	 
	Gestio de Residus Especiales de Catalunya S.A.

Tarragona, Spain	 	33.3	 	 
	HydroWingas Ltd.

Twickenham, United Kingdom	 	32.5	 	 
	L5C Production B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	30.0	 	 
	L8B Production B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	25.0	 	 
	N.V. Noordwinning K 13

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	30.3	 	 
	Noordwinning L8A B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	30.3	 	 
	Omnexus N.V.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands	 	21.0	 	21.0
	OOO Achimgaz

Novy Urengoy, Russia	 	50.0	 	 
	P2A (Groep) B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	22.2	 	 
	P6-(Groep) B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	27.0	 	 
	Q4 (Groep) B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	29.9	 	 
	Q8 (Groep) B.V.

The Hague, the Netherlands	 	30.0	 	 
	Severoceska Plynarenska A.S.

Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic	 	20.2	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 



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	Société Civile Immobilière des Plastiques de Normandie

Lillebonne, France	 	41.4	 	 
	Stredoceska Plynarenska A.S.

Prague, Czech Republic	 	31.0	 	 
	Société de Participation dans l'Industrie et le Transport du Pétrole

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France	 	27.2	 	 
	WIEE Romania SRL

Bucharest, Romania	 	50.0	 	 
	Wirom Gas S.A.

Bucharest, Romania	 	25.6	 	 
	Wolgodeminoil OOO

Volgograd, Russia	 	50.0	 	 
	
North America	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Aislantes y Acusticos de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V.

Santa Catarina, N.L.C.P., Mexico	 	50.0	 	 
	Buckeye Products Pipeline, LP

Houston, Texas	 	22.0	 	 
	Fort Amanda Specialities, LLC

Lima, Ohio	 	50.0	 	 
	Gulf Coast Pipeline, LP

Houston, Texas	 	22.0	 	 
	
South America	
 	

 	
 	

 
	Ingredia Alimentacion Animal S.A.

Caracas, Venezuela	 	37.2	 	 
	
Asia, Pacific Area, Africa	
 	

 	
 	

 
	BASF AKZO Nobel Automotive OEM Coatings PTY. Limited

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	 	50.0	 	 
	BASF Kanoo Gulf FZE

Dubai, UAE Dubai	 	49.0	 	 
	BASF Kanoo Gulf LLC

Dubai, UAE Dubai	 	49.0	 	49.0
	BASF Tunisie S.A.

Megrine, Tunisia	 	49.0	 	49.0
	BNC Color Techno Service Co. Ltd.

Fukuoka, Japan	 	50.0	 	 
	Kartal Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.

Istanbul, Turkey	 	25.1	 	25.1
	Nisso BASF Agro Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	45.0	 	45.0
	NOF Kansai Marine Coatings Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, Japan	 	25.0	 	 
	NOF (Thailand) Ltd.

Bangkok, Thailand	 	20.0	 	 
	Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Ltd. i. L.

Laverton, Victoria, Australia	 	50.0	 	 
	Toray BASF PBT Resin Sdn. Bhd.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	 	50.0	 	50.0
	Taiwan NOF Coatings Ltd.

Taipei, Taiwan	 	35.0	 	 
	Vitacolor Industries, Inc.

Manila, Philippines	 	40.0	 	40.0
	Yasar BASF Automotive Coatings Company Ltds.

Izmir, Turkey	 	50.0	 	 




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3.     Participating interests of between 5 and 20 percent in major corporations (Section 285, No. 11 of the German Commercial Code)  



	Company and headquarters
 
	 	Capital

held

(%)
	 	Thereof

BASF AG

(%)
	 	Stock-

holders'

equity

(millions)
	 	Net

income

(millions)
	 	Currency

(ISO code)

	Germany	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	K + S Aktiengesellschaft

Kassel	 	10.0	 	10.0	 	555.4*	 	101.3*	 	EUR
	VNG-Verbundnetz Gas AG

Leipzig	 	15.8	 	 	 	504.0*	 	124.0*	 	EUR






	
*2003
	Financial
 Statements 



III.  Information on subsidiaries  


The German subsidiaries listed below, which have the legal form of either a corporation or a partnership, make use of the exemptions offered by Section 264, Paragraph 3
or Section 264 b of the German Commercial Code, respectively.  



	Company and headquarters
 

	Germany
	BASF Coatings AG

Münster
	BASF Performance Polymers GmbH

Rudolstadt
	BASF PharmaChemikalien GmbH & Co. KG

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)
	BASF Pigment GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)
	BASF Schwarzheide GmbH

Schwarzheide
	BTC Speciality Chemical Distribution GmbH

Cologne
	Chemische Fabrik Wibarco GmbH

Ibbenbüren
	Elastogran GmbH

Lemförde
	Dr. Wolman GmbH

Sinzheim
	GEWOGE Wohnungsunternehmen der BASF GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)
	Haidkopf GmbH

Kassel
	LUWOGE Wohnungsunternehmen der BASF GmbH

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)
	Ultraform GmbH & Co. KG

Ludwigshafen (Rhine)
	WINGAS GmbH

Kassel
	Wintershall AG

Kassel
	Wintershall Erdgas Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG

Kassel
	Wintershall Erdgas Handelshaus GmbH & Co. KG

Berlin
	Wintershall Erdgas Verwaltungs-GmbH

Kassel
	Wintershall Explorations- und Produktions-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Kassel




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