09.11.2001 – 14:07

BASF SE

BASF-Third Quarter Interim Report

Ludwigshafen, Germany (ots)

- Cross-reference: BASF-Fall Press Conference on November 13, 2001
is available free of chargeas Original Video Service (ovs) at
http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.htx?type=ovs

We will publish BASF's Third Quarter Interim Report on the
occasion of the Fall Press Conference on November 13, 2001, in
Ludwigshafen. You will receive it at 7:30 a.m. (CET).

On November 13, 2001 you can also obtain further information from
the Internet at the following addresses (according to the
transmission embargo):

- Information in German: www.basf.de/pk
   - Information in English: www.basf.de/pcon
   * Third Quarter Interim Report                from 07:30 a.m. CET
   * Press release - Fall Press Conference       from 07:30 a.m. CET
   * Photos                                      from 07:30 a.m. CET
   * Live transmission (audio)                   from 10:00 a.m. CET
   * Speech Dr. Jürgen F. Strube
     Speech Dr. Stefan Marcinowski               from 11:00 a.m. CET

If you have any technical questions about using our Internet
pages, please contact Mr. Seega at +49 6 21 60-9 94 00.

BASF's segments and divisions as of the third quarter of 2001

BASF's divisions have been restructured in a move to further
optimize BASF's value-adding chains through consistent process
orientation. Some divisions have been merged as a result.

The following table lists the previous and new segments and
divisions of BASF:

Previous Reporting Structure            New Reporting Structure

Chemicals                               Chemicals
   Inorganics                              Inorganics
   Petrochemicals (incl. EO/EG)            Petrochemicals
   Intermediates                           Intermediates

Plastics & Fibers                       Plastics & Fibers
   Styrene Polymers                        Styrenics*
   Engineering Plastics                    Performance Polymers*
   Fiber Products                          Performance Polymers*

Polyurethanes                           Polyurethanes

Colorants & Finishing Products          Performance Products* 
   Coatings                                Coatings
   Dispersions                             Functional Polymers*
   Colorants                               Performance Chemicals
   Specialty Chemicals                     Performance Chemicals

Agricultural Products & Nutrition       Agricultural Products &
                                           Nutrition
   Agricultural Products                   Agricultural Products
   Fine Chemicals                          Fine Chemicals

Oil & Gas                               Oil & Gas

* renamed

Dr. Felix Gress
Phone: +49-621-60-99223
Fax:   +49-621-60-20129
e-mail:  felix.gress@basf-ag.de

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