BASF SE controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Jury orders Bayer and BASF to pay damages over dicamba herbicide damage
Ruling
A U.S. jury found Bayer and BASF liable in a farmer's case alleging that dicamba herbicide produced by the companies drifted onto and severely damaged his peach orchard. The jury awarded $15 million in actual damages and $250 million in punitive damages. Bayer said it would appeal.
Source excerpt
陪审团要求向农民Bill Bader赔偿1500万美元实际损失，以及惩罚赔偿2.5亿美元。
该农场主指控拜耳与巴斯夫生产的麦无畏除草剂(dicamba herbicide)伤害其果树。
德国化工巨擘拜耳(BAYRY.US)表示，就美国法院陪审团裁定拜耳和巴斯夫(BASFY.US)须向美国一农场主赔偿2.65亿美元的判决，拜耳将提出上诉。
2020
Bayer reaches settlements over Roundup, dicamba and PCB claims
Settlement
Bayer reached settlements resolving claims involving Roundup, dicamba-related crop damage and PCB pollution. The Roundup settlement addresses claims alleging the weed killer caused cancer; the source says the agreement includes no admission of liability. Bayer will pay farmers $400 million for dicamba crop-damage claims and roughly $650 million to resolve PCB waterway-pollution cases, with a separate $170 million agreement concerning PCB claims by three government plaintiffs.
Source excerpt
It also struck a separate deal with attorneys general in New Mexico, Washington state, and the District of Columbia to resolve PCB claims for $170 million.
Bayer will pay $400 million to farmers who claimed their crops were damaged from dicamba.
2016
Supply-chain scrutiny linked to Xinjiang partnership
BASF’s partnership involving a subsidiary of Xinjiang Zhongtai Group has drawn scrutiny because of the partner’s connection to a region and company subject to forced-labor concerns and sanctions-related restrictions.
1984
Geismar labor dispute and chemical-safety criticism
A prolonged labor dispute at BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana, plant involved a worker lockout and union allegations concerning accidental releases of hazardous gases. The dispute lasted several years and attracted legal and public scrutiny.
1940
IG Farben’s Nazi-era forced labor and Zyklon B history
BASF’s predecessor within IG Farben participated in the Nazi war economy, used forced labor and was connected through an affiliate to the production of Zyklon B used in the Holocaust. IG Farben was dissolved after the war.
1921
Oppau explosion
A fertilizer-related explosion at BASF’s Oppau site killed hundreds of people and injured thousands, becoming one of the most serious industrial accidents in German history.