1. May 2012
We add value as one company
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2. Forward-looking statements
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uncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be realized from the
proposals described herein. This presentation contains a number of forward-looking
statements including, in particular, statements about future events, future financial
performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects, competitive environment,
regulation and supply and demand. BASF has based these forward-looking statements on
its views with respect to future events and financial performance. Actual financial
performance of the entities described herein could differ materially from that projected in the
forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts and
projections, and financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given these
uncertainties, readers should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements represent estimates and assumptions only as of the date that
they were made. The information contained in this presentation is subject to change without
notice and BASF does not undertake any duty to update the forward-looking statements,
and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, except to the extent required by
applicable laws and regulations.
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3. BASF today – a well-balanced portfolio
Total sales 2011: €73.5 billion
Percentage of sales 2011*
Chemicals Plastics
Inorganics Performance Polymers
Petrochemicals Polyurethanes
Intermediates
Performance Products Functional Solutions
Dispersions & Pigments Catalysts
Performance Chemicals Construction Chemicals
Care Chemicals Coatings
Nutrition & Health
Paper Chemicals
Agricultural Solutions Oil & Gas
Crop Protection Exploration & Production and
Natural Gas Trading
BASF Capital Market Story__May 2012 * not depicted here: 9% of Group sales reported as ‚Other‘ 3
4. Business review
BASF Today
Trends
Business review
Purpose and strategic principles
Targetsgrowth targets
BASF
Strategic levers
Strategic levers
BASF Tomorrow – Board priorities
Fit for 2020
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5. BASF with solid start to 2012
First quarter highlights
Business performance Q1’12 vs. Q1’11
Sales €20.6 billion +6%
EBITDA €3.9 billion +16%
EBIT before special items €2.5 billion (7%)
EBIT €3.1 billion +22%
Net income €1.7 billion (28%)
EPS €1.88 (28%)
Adjusted EPS €1.57 (19%)
Sales increase primarily driven by higher prices, volumes stable
Demand in chemical activities did not match the exceptionally strong level of Q1 2011
Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas with strong start into the year
Divestiture of fertilizer activities completed, ~€650 million disposal gain booked as special item
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6. Continuous strong free cash flow
generation
Free cash flow*
in billion €
3.9 3.7
3.3 3.5 3.2 3.2
2.8
2.6 2.5
0.9
-0.1
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009** 2010 2011 Q1
2012
* Cash provided by operating activities less capex (in 2005 before CTA)
** 2009 adjusted for re-classification of settlement payments for currency derivatives
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7. Delivering attractive shareholder returns
Dividend per share Dividend payments
in € €2.50 dividend per share for
2.50
2011, dividend yield 4.6%*
2.20 15% average annual dividend
1.95 1.95 increase for 2002-2011 period
1.70
1.50 Dividend yield above 3% in
any given year since 2002,
1.00 total payout €14.5 billion
0.85
0.70 0.70
Share buy-backs
Between 1999 & 2008, BASF
bought back 28.65% of shares
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 outstanding, spent €9.9 billion
Dividend yield*
AGM 2012 approved new
share buy-back program;
3.9% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 4.1% 3.8% 7.0% 3.9% 3.7% 4.6%
up to 10% of shares, 5 years
* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
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8. Outlook 2012 confirmed
Outlook 2012
BASF aims to exceed the record levels of sales and EBIT before SI
achieved in 2011
In H1 2012, BASF will most likely not achieve the exceptionally high results of the
comparable period in 2011. However, we aim to outperform H2 2011.
In 2012, BASF will strive again to earn a high premium on cost of capital
Assumptions 2012
GDP: +2.7%
Industrial production: +4.1%
Chemical production: +4.1%
US$ / Euro: 1.30
Oil price (US$ / bbl): 110
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9. Business review
BASF Today
Trends
Business review
Purpose and strategic principles
Targetsgrowth targets
BASF
Strategic levers
Strategic levers
BASF Tomorrow – Board priorities
Fit for 2020
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10. Demographic challenges set the stage
for the future of the chemical industry
Nine billion people in 2050 but only one earth
Resources, Environment
Food & Nutrition Quality of Life
& Climate
Chemistry as enabler
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11. Key trends for the chemical industry
Growth Innovation gains Sustainability Competitive
will accelerate in importance as strategic driver landscape will change
Industrial Chemistry as Use opportunities Integrated chemical
production > GDP enabler from sustainability companies remain
cornerstone
Chemical Chemical Increase resource
production > GDP products replace efficiency Emerging markets
traditional players grow quickly
Emerging markets materials Renewables as
will outgrow raw materials Raw material players
developed Create innovative invest further
markets sustainable Stakeholder dialog downstream
solutions
Chemical industry remains an attractive growth industry
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12. Striving for strong profitable growth
Medium- and long-term sales target
Sales*
in billion €
Acquisitions ~115
Innovations
Investments
Acquisitions ~85
Innovations
64 Investments
2010 Target Target
2015 2020
We will outperform chemical production by 2 percentage points p.a.
* Potential impact of IFRS changes not included
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13. Striving for strong profitable growth
All regions will deliver profitable growth
Regional sales targets 2020 (by location of customers)
in billion €
Europe
North America
~4.5% p.a. ~53
~5.5% p.a.
~22 33
13
20%* 19%*
2010 2020 52%* 46%* Asia Pacific
2010 2020 ~8% p.a.
South America,
Africa, Middle East
~29
~8% p.a. 13
~11
5 20%* 25%*
8%* 10%*
2010 2020
2010 2020
* Percentage of total sales
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15. Business review
BASF Today
Business review
Trends
BASF growth targets
Purpose and strategic principles
Targets levers
Strategic
Strategic levers
– Portfolio development
– Market approach
BASF Tomorrow – Board priorities
– Innovations for a sustainable future
– Investments
– Acquisitions
– Operational excellence
Fit for 2020
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16. We expand from chemicals to chemistry
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Chemistry as key enabler
New for functionalized materials
molecules
& solutions
Improved Deep understanding of
applications customer value chains
required
Functionalized
materials &
solutions
Batteries, membranes ...
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17. Portfolio development towards more
market driven and innovative businesses
Acquisitions BASF Divestitures
core business
Crop protection Pharma
Selected transactions
Engineering plastics 2001 − today Fibers
Electronic chemicals Printing systems
Custom synthesis Polyolefins
Catalysts Strong partnerships Polystyrene Americas
Construction chemicals Agro generics
Water-based resins Gazprom Vitamins premix
Pigments Monsanto Fertilizers
Plastic additives Petronas Styrenics (transferred into
Styrolution JV on Oct. 1, 2011)
Oil & Gas Shell
Personal care & food Sinopec
Total
~ €15bn sales ~ €10bn sales*
* without Styrenics
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18. Moving downstream towards customer
industries
Functionalized Materials
Classical Chemicals Customized Products
& Solutions
First customer
Chemical Industry
industries*
2001
in % of ~ 50% ~ 50%
sales**
2010
in % of ~ 40% ~ 60%
sales**
2020
in % of ~30% ~ 70%
sales**
* Agriculture, Construction, Consumer Goods, Health & Nutrition, Electronics, Energy & Resources, Transportation
** Sales excluding Oil & Gas
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19. Building on our cross-divisional
customer industry approach
BASF sales by first Bubble Size: BASF divisional sales by first customer industry (2010)**
customer industry*
Consumer goods
> 15 %
Transportation
> 15 %
Construction
< 10 %
Energy & Resources
< 10 %
Inorganics Petro- Construction Dispersions Performance Poly-
chemicals Chemicals & Pigments Chemicals urethanes
Care Paper Performance
Catalysts Intermediates Coatings Chemicals Polymers
Chemicals
* Excluding Oil & Gas and Other
** Excluding Agricultural Solutions, Health & Nutrition, Oil & Gas and Other
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20. Combining cross-divisional technology
competencies with customer know-how
Smart forvision – Joint concept car of Daimler and BASF
Lightweight tridion cell Solar roof with transparent
organic solar panels and
OLED modules
High performance foams
E-textiles
Infrared-reflective film
Multifunctional seat
Infrared-reflective
coating All-plastic wheel
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21. Chemistry as an enabler for many
customer industries
Customer
industries
Consumer Health & Energy &
Transportation Construction Electronics Agriculture
Goods Nutrition Resources
Batteries for Heat Enzymes Medical Organic Plant Energy
mobility management Electronics biotechnology management
Lightweight Functional Rare earth
Growth composites crop care metals
Fields* recycling
Heat
management Wind energy
Water
solutions
Ongoing inflow of new growth fields
Sustainability in customer industries will drive our
innovative growth fields
* Including growth fields still under evaluation
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22. BASF growth field examples
Batteries for mobility Water solutions Plant biotechnology
Growth
Field
examples
Business Market size: Market size: Market size:
potential >€20 billion ~€20 billion ~€11 billion gross trait value
2020 BASF sales potential: BASF sales potential: BASF sales potential: €1.8 billion
>€500 million >€800 million gross trait sales before partner
share
Existing New global business unit for BASF expertise and portfolio BASF as Trait Technology Partner
Activities battery chemicals & materials (high-performance flocculants, of leading trait and seed
Electrode material plant being desalination and antifouling companies
built in Ohio. Acquired Novolyte, chemicals….) Yield & Stress collaboration with
Merck’s electrolytes, Ovonik, Acquired inge water-technologies Monsanto (corn, soy, cotton,
equity position in Sion Power (membranes) to offer module canola and wheat)
R&D network with academia systems
Sites in US, China, Europe
Targets Become the leading supplier of Leading supplier of innovative Contribute to more efficient
battery materials water solutions agriculture, healthier nutrition
Target customers: Battery Forward integration into Make Plant Biotechnology an
producers membrane technologies operating division within the
Agricultural Solutions segment
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23. Innovation will spur further growth
Total R&D expenditures 2011 Strong commitment to R&D
in billion €
€1.6 billion R&D expenditures
Chemicals Corporate Research in 2011 (2010: €1.5 billion)
8% 23%
~10,100 employees in R&D
Plastics
~2,800 projects
9% 24% Oil & Gas
€1.6 Research Verbund:
Performance 1%
Products billion About 1,950 partnerships with
21%
1% universities, start-ups and
industry partners
Functional Agricultural
Solutions Solutions
12% 26%
Increase R&D spending to €1.7 billion in 2012
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24. €7 billion EBITDA targeted from
innovations in 2020
Sales and EBITDA from innovations
in billion € ~30
Sales from innovations Sales from innovations
launched within last 5 launched within last 10
years ~10 years
~7
EBITDA from innovations EBITDA from innovations
launched within last 5 ~2.5 launched within last 10
years years
2015 2020
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25. Investments will boost future organic
growth
Future investments
in € billlion
15-20
~15
10.9
35-45%
30-40%
~20%
2006 – 2010 2011 – 2015 2016 – 2020
Total investments Thereof investments in
emerging markets
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26. Major investment projects
MDI plant Chongqing, Expansion Verbund site Expansion joint venture
China Nanjing, China* activities in Malaysia
Acrylic acid complex, Expansion oil & gas TDI plant Ludwigshafen,
Brazil activities Germany
* Memorandum of Understanding signed
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27. Acquisitions will contribute to profitable
growth in the future
We want to acquire businesses which …
Generate profitable growth Provide a minimum return on
above the industry average investment of 8% after tax
Are innovation-driven Are EPS accretive by year
three at the latest
Offer a special value
proposition to customers
Reduce earnings cyclicality
Strategic acquisition criteria Financial acquisition criteria
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28. Strong focus on operational excellence
BASF Group 2002–2011 CAGR 2002 – 2011
Index
300
10 % EBITDA
10 % Sales
250
4% Fixed costs
200
150
100
50
2002 2005 2008 2011
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29. New operational excellence program
STEP: Earnings contribution ~€1 billion
Annual earnings contribution NEXT Program
in € million Annual earnings contribution of
€1 billion will be achieved in 2012
Achieved by end 2011: >€ 800 million
3,000
STrategic Excellence Program ‘STEP’
Project timeline: 2012–2015
2,000 Measures to optimize processes and
structures in all regions, e.g.
− manufacturing, maintenance
1,000 − supply chain
− engineering, best-cost country sourcing
Fixed cost savings and margin
0
improvements
2012 2015
One-time costs & investments: ~€1 billion
Former cost Targeted annual earnings contribution:
NEXT STEP
saving programs ~€1 billion by end of 2015,
thereof €100 million in 2012 (run-rate)
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30. Business review
BASF Today
Trends
Business review
Purpose and strategic principles
Targetsgrowth targets
BASF
Strategic levers
Strategic levers
BASF Tomorrow – Board priorities
Fit for 2020
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31. Key financial targets 2015 / 2020
Growth targets Profitability targets
Grow at least 2 percentage Earn a premium on cost of
points above chemical capital of at least €2.5 billion on
production average p.a.
Sales ~€85 billion EBITDA ~€15 billion
2015
EPS ~€7.50
Sales ~€115 billion Double EBITDA to ~€23 billion
2020 (compared with 2010)
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32. Appendix
Business development Q1 2012
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33. Chemicals
Margins improved over Q4 2011 thanks to higher prices
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT before special items (million €)
Intermediates Inorganics 354
683 +0%
-4%
€3,484
+6%
Petrochemicals
2,447
+11%
2011 2012
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices Portfolio Currencies
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11
(4%)
(1%) 8% 3%
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34. Plastics
TDI and MDI margins improved on higher prices vs. Q4 2011
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT before special items (million €)
Polyurethanes
1,409
-5%
€2,678
-4%
Performance
Polymers
1,269
-3% 2011 2012
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices Portfolio Currencies
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11
(9%) 2% 1% 2%
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35. Performance Products
Solid demand but below exceptionally high level of Q1 2011
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT before special items (million €)
Care Chemicals Performance
1,283 Chemicals
-7% 900
+1%
Nutrition €3,999
& Health +0%
476
+1% Dispersions
Paper Chemicals & Pigments
410 930
+4% +10% 2011 2012
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices Portfolio Currencies
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11
(5%) 3% 0% 2%
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36. Functional Solutions
Good performance driven by high demand from automotive
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT before special items (million €)
Catalysts Construction
1,630 Chemicals
-3% 502
+7%
€2,845
+1%
Coatings
713
+6% 2011 2012
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices Portfolio Currencies
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11
(4%)
(1%) 4% 2%
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37. Agricultural Solutions
Excellent start into the year
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT before special items (million €)
1,327 419
1,230 400
343
1,000
200
500
0 0
Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1
2011 2012 2011 2012
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices Portfolio Currencies
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11 3% 3% 0% 2%
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38. Oil & Gas
Higher volumes and prices boosted sales and earnings
Q1’12 segment sales (million €) vs. Q1’11 EBIT bSI/Net income (million €)
Exploration & 1,157
1,200
Production
1,336 1,000
+25% 800 744
€4,975 600
955
+44% 400 626
Natural Gas 200 416
306
Trading 118 202
0
3,639 Q1/2011 Q1/2012
+52%
Exploration & Production
Non compensable oil taxes
(Q1 2011: €280 million; Q1 2012: €451 million)
Natural Gas Trading Net income
Sales development
Period Volumes Prices/Currencies Portfolio
Q1’12 vs. Q1’11 22% 23%
(1%)
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