Martin Widmann, senior vice president, has taken over responsibility for BASF’s global business unit Fuel and Lubricant Solutions as of October 1, 2012. Fuel and Lubricant Solutions combines the fuel- and lubricant-related activities of BASF on one industry platform. The business unit is pursuing an ambitious strategy targeting growth in all regions, technology leadership as well as close cooperation with its customers in developing and introducing innovations to the markets.
Before joining Fuel and Lubricant Solutions, he was responsible for the global business unit Pharma Ingredients and Services, located in Evionnaz, Switzerland. Widmann joined BASF SE in 1986 as a trainee and held various positions within Performance Plastics, Corporate Communications, Procurement and in the Nutrition and Health division in Germany, Japan and Switzerland.
Fuel and Lubricant Solutions is part of BASF’s Performance Chemicals division. The business unit operates major production, testing and laboratory facilities in Europe, North and South America and Asia in order to guarantee reliable customer support globally. The business unit has its main facilities in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Cincinnati and Florham Park in the U.S.A., Nanjing and Shanghai in China, as well as Sao Paolo, Brazil. Research and development is mainly driven out of Ludwigshafen, Tarrytown and Shanghai.