BASF Care Chemicals Indonesia

BASF Care Chemicals Indonesia is an integral part of PT BASF Indonesia, which is a subsidiary of the global BASF Group. This entity specializes in providing a comprehensive portfolio of ingredients and solutions tailored for the personal care, home care, industrial and institutional cleaning, and technical applications markets in Indonesia. Its offerings include a wide array of products such as surfactants, emollients, polymers, UV filters, active ingredients, and other specialty chemicals, catering to the diverse needs of its customers across various industries.

Regarding whether it is a factory or a trader, BASF Care Chemicals Indonesia functions as both a manufacturer and a trader. It utilizes BASF's significant local and global manufacturing capabilities, including production sites within Indonesia, to produce a variety of care chemical ingredients and formulations. Concurrently, it engages in the sales, marketing, and distribution of these manufactured products, alongside other care chemical products from BASF's global portfolio, throughout the Indonesian market. Therefore, it is an enterprise with manufacturing operations that also actively trades its products.

BASF Care Chemicals Indonesia offers a wide range of products for the personal care, home care, and industrial & institutional cleaning industries.

**Product Categories and Examples:**

**Personal Care:**

* **Hair Care:** Ingredients for shampoos, conditioners, styling products, and treatments. Examples include surfactants, conditioning agents, emulsifiers, and rheology modifiers.

* **Skin Care:** Ingredients for moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, anti-aging products, and color cosmetics. Examples include emollients, humectants, active ingredients, UV filters, and pigments.

* **Oral Care:** Ingredients for toothpastes and mouthwashes. Examples include abrasives, humectants, and antimicrobial agents.

* **Deodorants & Antiperspirants:** Ingredients for stick, roll-on, and aerosol formulations. Examples include antiperspirant actives and emollients.

* **Baby Care:** Gentle ingredients for baby washes, lotions, and diaper creams. Examples include mild surfactants and skin protectants.

**Home Care:**

* **Laundry Care:** Ingredients for detergents, fabric softeners, and stain removers. Examples include enzymes, surfactants, and optical brighteners.

* **Dishwashing:** Ingredients for automatic and manual dishwashing detergents. Examples include enzymes, surfactants, and chelating agents.

* **Surface Cleaning:** Ingredients for all-purpose cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and kitchen cleaners. Examples include surfactants, solvents, and disinfectants.

**Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning:**

* **Specialty Cleaners:** High-performance ingredients for industrial degreasers, metal cleaners, and floor care.

* **Disinfection:** Ingredients for sanitizers and disinfectants used in healthcare, food processing, and public spaces.

**Key Product Types:**

* Surfactants (Anionic, Cationic, Nonionic, Amphoteric)

* Emollients and Esters

* Emulsifiers and Solubilizers

* Conditioning Agents

* Rheology Modifiers

* Active Ingredients

* UV Filters

* Preservatives

* Chelating Agents

* Enzymes

* Disinfectants and Biocides