BASF splits Care Chemicals into two divisions

Published: 30-Jul-2010

In preparation for the integration of Cognis

German chemicals specialist BASF is to set up a new division to prepare for the integration of Cognis, the Luxembourg renewable energy business acquired in June for €700m.

From 1 August, BASF’s Care Chemicals division will be split into two: Nutrition & Health and Care Chemicals

The new Nutrition & Health division will incorporate the Nutrition Ingredients and Aroma Chemicals businesses, as well as Pharma Ingredients & Services.

Walter Dissinger, currently senior vice president, Crop Protection Latin America will be president of this division.

The Personal Care, Hygiene, Home Care and Industrial Formulators businesses will form the Care Chemicals division, headed by Gabriel Tanbourgi, president of the current Care Chemicals division.
Gabriel Tanbourgi

Gabriel Tanbourgi

Both divisions will be part of the Performance Products business segment.

BASF has also reshuffled its management team. Beate Ehle, currently president of BASF’s Intermediates division located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, will become president of the Market & Business Development North America regional division located in Florham Park, New Jersey. The current president, Joseph Breunig, will leave the company at the end of August.
Beate Ehle

Beate Ehle

Sanjeev Gulab Gandhi, senior vice president, Petrochemicals Asia Pacific at BASF South East Asia located in Singapore, will succeed Ehle as president of the Intermediates division.
Sanjeev Gulab Gandhi

Sanjeev Gulab Gandhi


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