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Its role Investor / Financier
BASF Venture Capital GmbH is the corporate venture capital arm of BASF SE, focused on strategic investments that complement BASF’s activities in chemicals, materials, and related industrial value chains. It invests in early- and growth-stage companies and select venture funds developing technologies and business models in areas such as advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, agtech, process and manufacturing digitalization, recycling and circularity, energy storage, carbon management, and sustainable mobility. The entity operates globally and seeks innovations with potential impact on the chemical industry’s transformation toward efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
Beyond capital, BASF Venture Capital facilitates collaborations between portfolio companies and BASF businesses, helping validate technologies, enable industrial pilots, and support market access and scale-up where strategically relevant. Investments are typically minority positions intended to accelerate innovation while preserving startup independence. As part of BASF’s broader innovation ecosystem, the unit provides insight into emerging technologies and supports the development of new materials, processes, and platforms that can enhance performance, reduce environmental footprint, and open new markets across downstream industries.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving BASF Venture Capital, of which one is active.
Besides this one, the record holds 1 completed project.
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The 1 that is completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 2 in chemXplore →
New Monthey depolymerization plant converts PET and polyester textiles back into virgin-quality monomers for hard-to-recycle streams.
Showcase plant will convert PET and polyester waste into oil‑equivalent, virgin‑quality monomers without fossil fuels; commercial scale target set for 2027.
The plant will recycle 500 tons of PET annually, creating 30 jobs, and serve as a model for future global expansion, targeting industries like apparel, food, and automotive.
A new CHF 12.3m seed round will help scale a pilot plant in Valais, Switzerland, using a unique chemical recycling process to convert PET plastics and polyester textiles into raw materials.
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The 6 sharing the most projects, of 10.
