Earn and Learn: Upskilling is key in any career journey

Dr Sebastian Emmerling, head of production with BASF in Little Island, Cork, talks to Rita de Brún

The BASF site in Little Island, Cork, where apprenticeships are part of the company’s deep commitment to continuing education.

Headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, BASF is the largest diversified chemical company in the world, with close to 112,000 employees. 

Its international expansion, which began in the 1960s, saw it setting up presences across Europe, South America, Australia Asia and elsewhere. Today the products it manufactures are sold almost everywhere.