BASF is the world's largest chemical company. In Texas, we employ more than 3,200 people and create chemistry out of 10 production facilities in the state.
SUPER CONGRATULATIONS to @BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals' Operations Engineer - Inalk/OCU Caroline Bridges, for passing the Professional Engineering exam. Caroline, a @LamarUniversity College of Engineering graduate, passed the test on the first try. Way to go, Caroline!!
BTP’s African American Employee Resource Group attended the 38th Annual MLK, Jr. Celebration in Port Arthur. Thanks to Damion Henson, Drake Husband, Danelle Gobert, Shayla Fontenot, Bria Gregory and Perry Gregory for representing BTP at this traditional community event.
Our Houston colleagues hosted a “back to school” drive, allowing employees to get their professional headshots taken in return for donating school supplies.
@AliefISD 's Sneed Elementary was grateful to receive all the supplies and for our continued partnership!
BASF Houston's VETS employee group recently donated $7,500 to @ptsdusa (also known as Camp Hope) to support the empowerment of veterans by helping them to lead a high-quality life through the full range of benefits Camp Hopes makes available to them. #BASFCares
BASF sponsored the Chemical Educational Foundation's 'You Be The Chemist' National Challenge last week in Houston. This year's winners, The Young Hoosiers Club from Indiana, came up with a system to filter the artificial dye from the ocean. Congratulations to all participants!
Is slime a solid or a liquid and why does a marble sink faster in water than honey? Those were just a few of the questions the #PortArthur team asked students at Abe Lincoln Middle School during their Technology Day May 17. #technology#STEM#STEMeducation
Thanks to the Beaumont Children's Museum for opening after hours so #PortArthur and #Beaumont team members could met with their families for some Kids' Lab activities, food, drinks and networking.
BASF Houston is a proud corporate sponsor of @AliefISD's Center for Advance Careers. Career and Technical Education in Alief ISD supports the district goal of providing students the opportunity to prepare for college and their careers, utilizing the statewide Texas CTE program.
BASF in Port Arthur is proud of its volunteers who participated in multiple events during Southeast Texas Women in Industry week and met with young women to talk about opportunities in STEM. #Celebratewomen#Womenshistorymonth
Kids at Groves Elementary in Groves, Texas, are now learning hands-on coding and mathematical reasoning skills, thanks to a STEM Grant from BASF's Port Arthur site. These young people might even use their critical, real-world skills to work at BASF one day?
Last week, Houston employees gathered to celebrate "Fall Festivities Around the World" and participate in BASF's "Acts of Inclusion" campaign by signing a commitment banner. #DiversityandInclusion#BASFCares
Today, as National Apprenticeship Week is starting, we want to acknowledge our BASF apprentices and current employees who joined from our North American Apprenticeship Development Program. Learn more here: https://t.co/Tu5Ft9Bcx7
#belongatBASF
Many of our Houston employees and their families enjoyed participating in @SusanGKomen's Race for the Cure in Houston, Texas in honor of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.
On this World Inclusion Day – and every day – we’re working to strengthen our culture of inclusion and to ensure that all voices are heard, all people are seen, and all opinions count. #belongatBASF
Employees from the Freeport site recently participated in the @uwaybrazoria Day of Action. We packed 800 backpack buddies for the Dream Center. The backpack buddies consist of easy-to-prepare food for school age children to ensure that they do not go hungry over the weekend.
The Freeport Site recently donated $5,000 to Project Level Up. Project Level Up provides High School students with the opportunity to go through career and college readiness training including mentoring, job shadowing, resume and college application help and much more.
@BASF in Port Arthur shipped its first collection of gently worn athletic shoes to @Sneakers4Funds to raise money for the United Way of @UnitedWayMSJC. The donated running shoes will be then be distributed to help grow businesses in developing countries.
John Lycan, VP of Operations at BASF TotalEnergies in Port Arthur presented a $20,000 check to administrators and board members of Bob Hope Elementary School in Port Arthur to install a state-of-the-art STEM lab that will open to more than 700, K-5th graders October 5.
Brad Morrison, SVP and General manager of the Freeport site hosted @cvasut, members of the @AmChemistry, and the Texas Chemical Council for a plant tour to learn more about BASF’s initiatives in environmental protection, sustainability, and workforce development.
Congressman @TXRandy14 , his staff and members of @AmChemMatters visited the Freeport site for a plant tour to learn more about BASF’s initiatives in sustainability, career opportunities and workforce development.