Company Profiles

At BASF, we create chemistry. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future.

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Do you have to leave the North to find a job? Absolutely not! There are many possibilities, especially in the field of green chemistry. Chemport Europe is collaboration between companies, knowledge institutions and government, with a clear, common goal: to achieve a sustainable, CO2-neutral chemical industry, and to maintain and expand business activities. Chemport unites parties that are committed to green chemistry in the North and supports them in their growth.

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Kisuma Chemicals manufactures synthetic magnesium compounds in Veendam, the Netherlands. Our Hydrotalcite and Magnesium Hydroxide products are used as acid scavengers and magnesium hydroxide by polymer production and processing industries around the world. To introduce new products for existing and new applications, we cooperate closely with customers, universities and research institutes. Magnesium is central in our Mission and Vision, but we are technically and commercially interested in all layered double hydroxides.

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PolyVation is an ISO 13485 certified company, specialized in custom synthesis, development and manufacturing of specialty polymers for advanced biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Initiate, Innovate, Create in the world of biomedical polymers is what drives us, and highly committed is what we are.

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Tata Steel Nederland is one of Europe’s most dynamic industrial employers, leading the way in sustainable steel production. The company is making a historic shift to hydrogen-based steelmaking and invests hundreds of millions annually in innovation and decarbonization, offering employees real impact, responsibility, and growth from day one.

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