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Basf A/S

Public limited companyCVR 17412612København VActive

Basf A/S is a public limited company, based in København V, active in wholesale of chemical products, founded in 1950. Net profit fell 17% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 31m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 95 companies in the industry in the database. With 199 employees, the company is about 40 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.3bn−6.1% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 31m−16.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 395.3m−1.5% vs. 2024
Employees199latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 32% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 234.4m.
  • Revenue fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.3bn.
  • Net profit fell 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 31m.
  • Equity fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 395.3m.

Employees

  • 26 fewer employees than a year earlier: 199 (08/2026) against 225 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Jesper Bjerregaard (board member, 02/01/2025), Jesper Bjerregaard (ceo, 02/01/2025) and Gabriele Giordano Giovannetti (chair of the board, 01/06/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Mark Walter Meier (board member, 31/12/2024), Mark Walter Meier (ceo, 31/12/2024) and Bettina Nyborg (board member, 16/06/2026) (+1).

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 200mDKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bnDKK 1.2bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Basf A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue1,051,1891,776,6491,792,2351,717,0291,373,9071,289,730−6.1%
Gross profit422,364359,392366,100368,674345,576234,415−32.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)91,598−10,3933,80045,64641,38835,895−13.3%
Profit before tax86,626−9,5394,60069,26747,79739,067−18.3%
Net profit67,378−7,6743,30053,97637,11630,986−16.5%
Total assets1,266,9641,336,1681,323,000744,621591,215728,712+23.3%
Equity1,133,6681,060,9941,064,300418,304401,444395,314−1.5%
Liabilities119,503269,473251,722318,010179,595313,498+74.6%
Cash and cash equivalents8169674450–––
Average number of employees263239236220208214+2.9%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (95 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Basf A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202517/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202410/06/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202317/06/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202208/06/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202125/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202031/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

95 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of chemical products based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 234.4mNo. 1 of 95
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 395.3mNo. 2 of 95
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees199No. 3 of 95
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.3m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 5.6m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 696kDKK 4.8mDKK 33.7mDKK 122.8mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 94 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 140of 4,412
Better than 97%
No. 179of 4,466
Better than 96%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 372of 10,152
Better than 96%
No. 452of 10,275
Better than 96%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 654of 17,786
Better than 96%
No. 867of 18,024
Better than 95%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Wholesale of chemical products
Gross profit
  1. Basf A/SDKK 234.4m
  2. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 226.7m
  3. Bayer A/SDKK 127.9m
Net profit
  1. Basf A/SDKK 31m
  2. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 439.3m
  3. Bayer A/SDKK 28.4m
Equity
  1. Basf A/SDKK 395.3m
  2. Yara Danmark A/SDKK 576.9m
  3. Bayer A/SDKK 267.3m
Employees
  1. Basf A/S199
  2. Yara Danmark A/S30
  3. Bayer A/S58

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Basf Se100%
Basf A/S

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Basf A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper BjerregaardCEO02/01/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Basf A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jørgen Erik HolmBoard member01/07/2002
Charlotte BreinholtBoard member01/03/2023
Jesper BjerregaardBoard member02/01/2025
Gabriele Giordano GiovannettiChair of the board01/06/2025
Annette SvenssonDeputy board member16/06/2026
Dorthe Stelzig HansenDeputy board member16/06/2026
Henrik SchønemannBoard member16/06/2026
Former management (57)
Former management at Basf A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Hans Peter Ramsøe NørlandBoard member10/10/195001/01/1998
Hans Peter Ramsøe NørlandCEO10/10/195001/01/1998
Michael Mosberg FedderBoard member10/10/195017/07/1996
Finn Blank SørensenDeputy board member10/10/195018/03/1994
Steen Tage LangebækBoard member10/10/195005/04/2005
Poul Henrik VermehrenBoard member10/10/195005/04/2005
Arvid Gustav LillesundBoard member10/10/195021/03/1990
Arvid Gustav LillesundCEO10/10/195006/10/1989
Sven PetersenBoard member10/10/195031/12/1995
Jørgen LundsgaardBoard member10/10/195018/03/1994
Ib OlsenDeputy board member10/10/195021/03/1990
Erik Drøhse OlsenBoard member10/10/195018/03/1994
Torben Kjeld BaunsøeDeputy board member10/10/195018/03/1994
Stefan Ulrich EllingerDeputy board member10/10/195018/03/1994
Jan Gotfred DahlinDeputy board member10/10/195001/06/1998
Ole Damgaard-NielsenBoard member10/10/195006/10/1989
Hans Jürgen SturmBoard member10/10/195006/10/1989
Birgit BarndorphBoard member10/10/195021/03/1990
Bryan RigbyBoard member10/10/195010/08/1993
Reinhard SteinmetzBoard member10/10/195018/03/1996
Barry John StickingsBoard member10/10/195005/04/2005
Arvid Gustav LillesundBoard member10/10/195001/09/2000
Arvid Gustav LillesundCEO10/10/195001/09/2000
Lis ChristiansenBoard member31/12/199501/06/1998
Dieter SuterBoard member18/03/199631/05/1999
Grethe FrischeBoard member17/07/199601/07/2001
Jesper Leth LauritzenBoard member01/06/199801/07/2002
Jørgen OvergaardBoard member01/06/199801/07/2002
Torben Berlin JensenBoard member01/09/200031/01/2016
Torben Berlin JensenCEO01/09/200001/02/2016
Jette Borre AndersenDeputy board member01/07/200101/07/2002
Alex René AnnebergBoard member09/07/200101/07/2002
Adi Bente NielsenDeputy board member01/07/200201/07/2006
Lars Broch ChristensenDeputy board member01/07/200211/10/2011
Thomas Harder CarlsenBoard member01/07/200204/05/2007
Walter Gerhard SeufertChair of the board05/04/200501/10/2010
Arne Jan-Erik WaseliusBoard member05/04/200501/09/2014
Niels HansenBoard member04/05/200731/01/2015
Andreas HenneBoard member04/05/200701/04/2009
Jaxques Silvain DelmoitiezChair of the board01/10/201001/10/2013
Ivan Clevin PetersenDeputy board member11/10/201101/06/2014
Hartwig Dieter MichelsChair of the board01/10/201301/02/2016
Connie Juhl BellingBoard member01/09/201401/05/2021
Tom GildbergBoard member31/01/201518/06/2015
Jens Etlar FiltDeputy board member18/06/201518/04/2018
Poul Bo KilundBoard member18/06/201528/02/2018
Per René GulstadDeputy board member18/06/201531/05/2019
Torben Berlin JensenChair of the board01/02/201602/04/2018
Mark Walter MeierBoard member01/02/201631/12/2024
Mark Walter MeierCEO01/02/201631/12/2024
Markus KramerChair of the board01/04/201801/10/2018
Jens Etlar FiltBoard member19/04/201831/05/2020
Harald PflanzlChair of the board01/10/201822/11/2023
Katrine Kortegaard PedersenBoard member01/06/202031/03/2022
Susanne Siedentopf KniggeBoard member01/05/202128/02/2023
Bettina NyborgBoard member01/04/202216/06/2026
Jörg-Christian SteckChair of the board22/11/202301/06/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af tre medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening, af bestyrelsens formand og et andet medlem af bestyrelsen i forening, af den administrerende direktør alene eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Kalvebod Brygge 45
1560 København V

København Municipality · Postcode 1560

Other companies at the address (1)

  • Surventis A/SWholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
BASF A/SMalmparken 5, 2750 Ballerup1301003619419
BASF A/SKalvebod Brygge 45, 1, 1560 København V691001282019

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn er beslægtet hermed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

136 registered events
20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Henrik Schønemann appointed board member
  • Dorthe Stelzig Hansen appointed deputy board member
  • Annette Svensson appointed deputy board member
  • Bettina Nyborg stepped down as board member
20255 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Gabriele Giordano Giovannetti appointed chair of the board
  • Jörg-Christian Steck stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jesper Bjerregaard appointed board member
  • Jesper Bjerregaard appointed ceo
20243 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Mark Walter Meier stepped down as board member
  • Mark Walter Meier stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20236 changescapital 1 · management 4 · accounts 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,029,200,000 DKK to 154,200,000 DKK
  • Jörg-Christian Steck appointed chair of the board
  • Harald Pflanzl stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Charlotte Breinholt appointed board member
  • Susanne Siedentopf Knigge stepped down as board member
20224 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Bettina Nyborg appointed board member
  • Katrine Kortegaard Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Kalvebod Brygge 45, 1, 1560 København V
20214 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Susanne Siedentopf Knigge appointed board member
  • Connie Juhl Belling stepped down as board member
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med kemiske produkter (467500)
20202 changesmanagement 2
  • Katrine Kortegaard Pedersen appointed board member
  • Jens Etlar Filt stepped down as board member
20191 changemanagement 1
  • Per René Gulstad stepped down as deputy board member
20188 changesaddress 1 · management 7
  • Moved to Kalvebod Brygge 45, 2, 1560 København V
  • Harald Pflanzl appointed chair of the board
  • Markus Kramer stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jens Etlar Filt appointed board member
  • Jens Etlar Filt stepped down as deputy board member
  • Torben Berlin Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Markus Kramer appointed chair of the board
  • Poul Bo Kilund stepped down as board member
20172 changesaddress 2
  • Moved to Kalvebod Brygge 45, 2, 1560 København V
  • Moved to Kalvebod Brygge 45, 2. tv, 1560 København V
20166 changesmanagement 6
  • Mark Walter Meier appointed board member
  • Mark Walter Meier appointed ceo
  • Torben Berlin Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Hartwig Dieter Michels stepped down as chair of the board
  • Torben Berlin Jensen stepped down as ceo
  • Torben Berlin Jensen stepped down as board member
20158 changesownership 2 · management 6
  • BASF SE registered as owner (100%)
  • BASF SE is no longer registered as owner
  • Jens Etlar Filt appointed deputy board member
  • Per René Gulstad appointed deputy board member
  • Poul Bo Kilund appointed board member
  • Tom Gildberg stepped down as board member
  • Tom Gildberg appointed board member
  • Niels Hansen stepped down as board member
20144 changesmanagement 3 · merger 1
  • Connie Juhl Belling appointed board member
  • Arne Jan-Erik Waselius stepped down as board member
  • Ivan Clevin Petersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
20134 changescapital 1 · management 2 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 95,500,000 DKK to 1,029,200,000 DKK
  • Hartwig Dieter Michels appointed chair of the board
  • Jaxques Silvain Delmoitiez stepped down as chair of the board
  • Merger registered in CVR
20112 changesmanagement 2
  • Ivan Clevin Petersen appointed deputy board member
  • Lars Broch Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
20104 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Jaxques Silvain Delmoitiez appointed chair of the board
  • Walter Gerhard Seufert stepped down as chair of the board
  • Share capital changed from 90,500,000 DKK to 95,500,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20091 changemanagement 1
  • Andreas Henne stepped down as board member
20076 changescapital 1 · management 3 · merger 1 · industry 1
  • Share capital changed from 10,500,000 DKK to 90,500,000 DKK
  • Andreas Henne appointed board member
  • Niels Hansen appointed board member
  • Thomas Harder Carlsen stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Industry changed to Precious metals production (244100)
20061 changemanagement 1
  • Adi Bente Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
20054 changesmanagement 4
  • Arne Jan-Erik Waselius appointed board member
  • Walter Gerhard Seufert appointed chair of the board
  • Poul Henrik Vermehren stepped down as board member
  • Steen Tage Langebæk stepped down as board member
20028 changesmanagement 8
  • Adi Bente Nielsen appointed deputy board member
  • Lars Broch Christensen appointed deputy board member
  • Thomas Harder Carlsen appointed board member
  • Jørgen Erik Holm appointed board member
  • Alex René Anneberg stepped down as board member
  • Jette Borre Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jørgen Overgaard stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Leth Lauritzen stepped down as board member
20015 changesmanagement 3 · merger 1 · ownership 1
  • Alex René Anneberg appointed board member
  • Jette Borre Andersen appointed deputy board member
  • Grethe Frische stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • BASF SE registered as owner (100%)
20004 changesmanagement 4
  • Torben Berlin Jensen appointed board member
  • Torben Berlin Jensen appointed ceo
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund stepped down as ceo
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund stepped down as board member
19991 changemanagement 1
  • Dieter Suter stepped down as board member
19987 changesmanagement 6 · name 1
  • Jørgen Overgaard appointed board member
  • Jesper Leth Lauritzen appointed board member
  • Lis Christiansen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Gotfred Dahlin stepped down as deputy board member
  • Name changed from BASF DANMARK A/S to BASF A/S
  • Hans Peter Ramsøe Nørland stepped down as ceo
  • Hans Peter Ramsøe Nørland stepped down as board member
19963 changesmanagement 3
  • Grethe Frische appointed board member
  • Michael Mosberg Fedder stepped down as board member
  • Dieter Suter appointed board member
19952 changesmanagement 2
  • Lis Christiansen appointed board member
  • Sven Petersen stepped down as board member
19945 changesmanagement 5
  • Stefan Ulrich Ellinger stepped down as deputy board member
  • Torben Kjeld Baunsøe stepped down as deputy board member
  • Erik Drøhse Olsen stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Lundsgaard stepped down as board member
  • Finn Blank Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
19902 changesmanagement 2
  • Ib Olsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund stepped down as board member
19892 changesmanagement 2
  • Ole Damgaard-Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund stepped down as ceo
195017 changesfounded 1 · management 16
  • Registered as BASF DANMARK A/S
  • Ole Damgaard-Nielsen appointed board member
  • Jan Gotfred Dahlin appointed deputy board member
  • Stefan Ulrich Ellinger appointed deputy board member
  • Torben Kjeld Baunsøe appointed deputy board member
  • Erik Drøhse Olsen appointed board member
  • Ib Olsen appointed deputy board member
  • Jørgen Lundsgaard appointed board member
  • Sven Petersen appointed board member
  • Hans Peter Ramsøe Nørland appointed ceo
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund appointed ceo
  • Arvid Gustav Lillesund appointed board member
  • Poul Henrik Vermehren appointed board member
  • Steen Tage Langebæk appointed board member
  • Finn Blank Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Hans Peter Ramsøe Nørland appointed board member
  • Michael Mosberg Fedder appointed board member

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.

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