BASF has committed to setting up two global capability centres in Hyderabad, a Global Digital Hub and a Global Services Hub, which together are expected to employ about 3,000 professionals. The German chemical group signed a letter of intent with the Telangana government in May 2026, with hiring to happen in phases.
BASF is the world’s largest chemical producer by many measures. Founded more than 160 years ago, it operates in about 200 countries, runs 234 production sites and employs roughly 108,000 people, with annual revenue of around $60 billion. Its products feed into industries from automotive and agriculture to construction and consumer goods.
What the centre will do
The two hubs will split the work. The services hub will support BASF’s global operations in finance, human resources, supply chain, regulatory services and in house consulting, joining the company’s existing service hubs in Berlin, Kuala Lumpur and Montevideo. The digital hub will deliver standardised digital services at scale to BASF businesses worldwide, sitting alongside its digital hubs in Ludwigshafen, Madrid and Kuala Lumpur. BASF first revealed the digital hub plan in January 2026, when chief financial officer and chief digital officer Dirk Elvermann visited New Delhi.
Why Hyderabad
Tobias Dratt, president of global business services at BASF, said Hyderabad offered the right ecosystem and talent base for both centres. The state has been signing up new capability centres at a fast clip, and IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu received the letter of intent alongside Sarvesh Singh, chief executive of Telangana Life Sciences. See our full list of GCCs in Hyderabad.
BASF’s India footprint
BASF has been in India for more than 130 years. At the end of 2024 it employed 2,411 people in the country across eight production sites and 42 offices, and it posted Indian sales of about 2.4 billion euros that year. It also runs an Innovation Campus in Mumbai that forms part of its global technology platform. Alexander Gerding, managing director of BASF India, called the Hyderabad investment a milestone for the group in India.
What it signals
The Hyderabad hubs are part of a wider reshaping of how BASF runs its support functions. The company has said its global digital services unit will cut its worldwide workforce significantly by 2030 and work from fewer sites, including Ludwigshafen. India stands to gain as that work consolidates. With about 3,000 roles planned, the new hubs would be larger than BASF’s entire existing Indian workforce.
At a glance
- Home country: Germany
- Sector: Industrial and Engineering
- City: Hyderabad
- Date: May 2026
- Status: Announced
- Scale: Two hubs, about 3,000 jobs planned
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