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Markus Kamieth

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO), BASF SE

Search every verified Markus Kamieth interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 29, 2026 video discussing BASF's second-quarter financial results, CEO Markus Kamieth reported that the company outperformed average analyst expectations on key financial indicators and subsequently raised its full-year earnings outlook. He attributed the performance to strong volume growth and higher prices in the company's core segments, as well as strong results from its standalone Agricultural Solutions business. Kamieth also highlighted the completion of the coatings transaction, which he noted had an enterprise value of 7.7 billion euros, as part of the company's ongoing portfolio measures. Kamieth used the production of menthol at BASF's Ludwigshafen and Kuantan sites to illustrate the company's integrated Verbund business model, describing how value is added along the chain from steamcracker byproducts to aroma ingredients. He stated that the company has been implementing its "Winning Way" strategy and announced the next phase of the strategy, which involves developing a new operating model for the core business. He said this new model would make the core "simpler, faster and more competitive" and better positioned for growth.

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