BASF has been honored with a Best in Business Award in the statewide Advanced Materials and Plastic Company category from South Carolina Business Magazines.

The inaugural year of the Best in Business awards recognized companies and individuals from around the state that bring success to South Carolina's business community. Winners were selected by the highest number of votes from the community, and were announced in the December issue of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine.

"The SC Best in Business awards, selected by our readers, recognize companies and individuals from around the state that bring success to South Carolina's business community," said Lori Coon, publisher of Greenville Business Magazine, Columbia Business Monthly and Charleston Business Magazine. "They are to be congratulated."

BASF has sites in Seneca, Converse, Central (Clemson), White Stone and Mauldin. The South Carolina sites employ approximately 750 people and invest nearly $85 million in the state through annual payroll, purchases, investments, taxes and charitable contributions.

The BASF sites in South Carolina produce chemicals that are vital to the sustainability of our economy and quality of life. Employees are committed to producing safe, clean and reliable products that are used throughout the world and in consumer items that you use around your home every day.