Mar 6 2009
BASF is the world’s most admired chemical company according to a survey carried out by the U.S. business magazine FORTUNE. The full results of the survey are published in the current edition, which goes on sale on Monday, March 9.
In the 2009 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies," BASF is ranked the top company in the chemical industry, up one place compared with 2008. Industry experts voted BASF into top position in the chemical industry in eight of nine categories, which included product and service quality, innovation, global competitiveness, financial soundness and quality of management.
For the survey, FORTUNE and its partner Hay Group selected approximately 700 companies worldwide, which were then ranked by more than 4,000 directors, executives and managers in the respective industries.