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BASF is targeting a listing for Agricultural Solutions at Frankfurt Stock Exchange, guided by a new Management Board and a strong focus on innovation and customers. Photo: BASF
Business & Financial News | November 11, 2025

BASF targets Frankfurt Stock Exchange as listing location for Agricultural Solutions and presents its new Management Board

BASF is targeting the Frankfurt stock exchange as the listing location for its Agricultural Solutions business. The planned initial public offering (IPO) of Agricultural Solutions as a European company (Societas Europaea, SE) represents a major milestone in BASF’s “Winning Ways” strategy. It will establish the standalone business as an independent, pure-play agricultural company with global reach, robust growth prospects and strong cash flow generation. BASF will remain the majority shareholder and will continue to benefit from the company’s growth and success, while implementing market customary corporate governance.
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Prexio® Active, ein neuer Insektizid-Wirkstoff, wird voraussichtlich im zweiten Quartal 2025 in einer einfach zu handhabenden Formulierung in Indien erhältlich sein. Andere wichtige Märkte im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum werden folgen. Mit seiner neuartigen Wirkungsweise wurde Prexio speziell für die Kontrolle verschiedener Reiszikaden-Arten entwickelt. Foto: BASF SE
October 13, 2025

BASF and Nissan form strategic partnership to bring BASF’s novel insecticide, Prexio® Active, to rice growers in Japan

BASF and Nissan Chemical Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize BASF’s innovative insecticide active ingredient, Prexio® Active, for rice growers in Japan.
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Trade News | October 2, 2025

BASF launches first rice yield guarantee via xarvio® HEALTHY FIELDS with AI-powered “Humus” soil improvement service

(Cologne, Germany) – BASF Digital Farming has launched “xarvio® HEALTHY FIELDS for RiTA” in Japan - a first of its kind yield performance guarantee service that integrates soil improvement AI-powered service “Humus” with the agricultural outcome guarantee program xarvio HEALTHY FIELDS. BASF and NEWGREEN have partnered to offer the service to rice farmers practicing water saving Dry Direct-Seeding Rice (DSR) cultivation.
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Trade News | September 22, 2025

Cutting CO2e emissions by 30 percent without compromising yield: BASF shares new findings on rice from Global Carbon Field Trials

Rice feeds more than 3.5 billion people every day and plays a fundamental role in global food security. At the same time, as agriculture races to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, rice farmers face a unique challenge: how to make production more sustainable — given that traditional rice cultivation contributes around ten percent of agricultural GHG emissions and consumes vast amounts of freshwater — without risking the yields.
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Trade News | September 18, 2025

BASF expands global availability of xarvio® FIELD MANAGER For AgBusiness

(Cologne, Germany) - BASF Digital Farming is expanding the global rollout of xarvio FIELD MANAGER For AgBusiness, with upcoming launches in Argentina and Brazil. This scalable, purpose-built digital solution is designed for advisors and agribusinesses managing multiple farms, fields and complex operations. Focusing on major crops including canola, cotton, corn, sugar cane, wheat and soybeans, it offers greater efficiency, precision, and profitability with smart, data-driven decisions.
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