BASF Construction Chemicals will take its place among exhibitors from across the global building and construction industry at this year’s Big 5 show.

At the show, the construction chemicals specialist will be exhibiting its wide range of chemical systems and formulations for the construction industry, including energy-efficient solutions which minimise the impact of products on humankind and the environment during their entire life cycles, creating value for BASF and its partners in business and society.
Says Jan Baumgartner, regional marketing manager for BASF Construction Chemicals – Middle East, Africa and Central Asia: “Construction is booming in the UAE, with the value of the current construction and contracting market in the GCC countries now estimated at more than $1 trillion and rising. With a growing presence in this market, BASF Construction Chemicals believes it will attract considerable interest.”
Commenting on the company’s leading global position in the construction chemicals industry, Baumgartner says: “Our broad range of specialised products, globally-recognised expertise, reputation for service excellence and focus on delivering environmentally-sustainable solutions positions us well to grow in this market. Our Admixture Systems business unit specifically helps customers in the readymix, precast, manufactured concrete and underground construction industries.”
He continues: “Our proven successes on numerous high-profile projects in the UAE – and the customer endorsements to back them up – clearly show us to be a company that is not just focused on supply, but on ensuring our customers are successful.
“We deliver solutions that resolve difficult challenges while meeting and surpassing world-class engineering and construction standards.”
Its Construction Chemicals division is a leading supplier of chemical systems and formulations for the construction industry. Continuous innovation and tailor-made solutions ensure its customers remain successful. The division operates production sites and sales centres in more than 50 countries and achieved sales of €2.1 billion ($3 billion) with approximately 7,100 employees last year.
The parent BASF group is among the world’s leading chemical companies. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals.
“As a reliable partner, BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility,” says a spokesperson of the company.
He continues: “The 7,000 people in our global Construction Chemicals team are passionately working for our customers’ success. Whether building owners, architects, construction companies, or applicators – we can support them at all stages of a construction project and throughout a building’s entire lifetime.
“We put to work our technological expertise and our experience to advise our customers and to provide them with the right solutions based on our extensive portfolio of products and systems.
“Our global production, sales, and technical support network in over 50 countries enables us to be close to our customers and to attend to their needs quickly and with more flexibility.”
BASF Construction Chemicals, which has its regional office in the Dubai Investment Park in Jebel Ali, will be present at Stand Y43 at Zabeel Hall.