GERMANY

Baden-Württemberg / Bavaria / Hesse / North-Rhine-Westphalia / Rhineland-Palatinate

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Eltz Castle. Wierschem, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Cochem Castle overlooking the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Pyrmont Castle. Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Container Carriers on the heavily traveled Rhine near Rheinstein Castle. Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

BASF Ludwigshafen on the left bank of the Rhine River is the world’s largest chemical complex (as of 2025). With a surface area of 10km2, it is 5 times the size of the Principality of Monaco, the world’s second smallest country. Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

At the BASF Ludwigshafen site, the superlatives are: 39143 employees (in 2020), 2000 buildings, approx. 2850km of pipelines, approx. 106km of roads and 230km of rails. Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

BASF (Badische Anilin- und SodaFabrik) was founded in 1865 in Mannheim on the right bank of the Rhine River but moved across the river in Ludwigshafen as people were concerned about air pollution. The company started as a manufacturer of synthetic dyes before diversifying into a myriad of other products. Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Shipping products worldwide. Approximately 1900 trucks, 400 rail cars and 15 barges leave the facility daily. Automated guided vehicles or AGV (driverless) are used within the premises of the facility. Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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