BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in the Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com.

Field Trip Agenda
Those going on the field trip will take a chartered bus leaving from the Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest at approximately 12:15 p.m. EDT (final departure time pending) and arrive at BASF in Wyandotte at about 1:00 p.m. Below is a draft agenda for the field trip:

• Sign in -- 10 mins
• Safety/evacuation review -- 5 mins
• Business review (4 units @ 20 mins each) -- 80 mins
• Questions/miscellaneous -- 15 mins
• Lab Tour -- 40 mins

Presentations will consist of an overview of BASF involvement in wind globally and in NAFTA, products offered, where they are used and where BASF fits in the supply chain. They will offer comment on market conditions and the impact the wind industry has had on their business.