BASF moves North American headquarters to Florham Park, N.J.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., September 14, 2004 -- BASF is moving its North American headquarters from Mount Olive, N.J., to new offices in Florham Park, N.J., in stages from now until Sept. 24.

The new address for the company is:
BASF Corporation
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, N.J. 07932

The new main telephone number is (973) 245-6000.

The company's Information Technology function will be moving to new offices in Rockaway, N.J., from Oct. 1 - 8.

The new address there will be:
BASF Corporation
333 Mount Hope Avenue
Rockaway, N.J. 07866

The telephone number is (973) 895-8000.

Information regarding BASF Corporation's addresses and telephone numbers is available at www.basf.com/usa.

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BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. We employ about 11,000 people in North America and had sales of approximately $9 billion in 2003. For more information about BASF's North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.

BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Our goal is to grow profitably and further increase the value of our company. We help our customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions and high-quality products. BASF's portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. Through new technologies we can tap into additional market opportunities. We conduct our business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2003, BASF had sales of approximately $42 billion and over 87,000 employees worldwide. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

For more information, contact:
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com