• UPDATE: BASF to Open Global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India
HYDERABAD, India – BASF has announced it will open a global Digital Hub in Hyderabad in the first quarter of 2026. The move is part of a wider restructuring of its Global Digital Services division, which also includes a planned reduction of its global workforce by 2030.
What is new?
BASF plans to establish a global Digital Hub in Hyderabad, India, set to open in the first quarter of 2026. This new center will join the company’s existing network of Digital Hubs in Ludwigshafen, Madrid, and Kuala Lumpur. The hubs are designed to deliver standardized digital services at scale to BASF’s businesses worldwide. Preparations for the Hyderabad location are underway, with hiring and operational activities set to begin immediately under a new Indian legal entity, “BASF Digital Solutions Private Limited.”
अनुवाद (हिंदी): अपडेट: BASF भारत के हैदराबाद में वैश्विक डिजिटल हब खोलेगा
Strategic Restructuring
The establishment of the Hyderabad hub is part of a broader strategy to enhance value creation and ensure digital service delivery on competitive terms. According to the company, the location was chosen for its cost-efficiency and ability to enable faster and leaner service delivery. This strategy also involves standardizing the company’s digital portfolio to focus on areas that generate the most value for its core businesses.
These initiatives are accompanied by structural changes within the Global Digital Services division, which aims to significantly reduce its global workforce by 2030. The company also plans to reduce the total number of sites where its digital specialists are located. BASF stated that all measures will be implemented in a socially responsible manner and in compliance with existing co-determination rights.
Executive Commentary
“With this next step in value creation in BASF’s back-end organization, we ensure digital service delivery on competitive terms,” said Dr. Dirk Elvermann, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Digital Officer of BASF SE. “Hyderabad offers all the attributes of a state-of-the-art Digital Hub with global reach.” Dietrich Spandau, President of Global Digital Services, added, “Our goal is to build an attractive place to work that embodies BASF’s Winning Culture and enables high‑performing, global teams.” Alexander Gerding, Head of BASF Group Companies in India, noted that the hub “supports BASF’s ambition to work faster, leaner and focus on what creates the most value.”
About this company
BASF SE is a company with its registered office in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company has existing manufacturing and research and development activities in India. The Board of Executive Directors is chaired by Markus Kamieth, and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board is Kurt Bock.