- One classroom and a playground now rebuilt at Ba Chuc kindergarten, Ba Chuc Commune, An Giang province, near the border with Cambodia
- Project lets about 40 kids enjoy a new, safe, high-quality learning environment
- The ninth facility in the program supported by BASF and partners since 2015, benefiting almost 1,000 students, highlights their long-term commitment to nurturing Vietnam’s next generation
An Giang, Vietnam – March 19, 2026 – BASF Vietnam, together with longstanding customers, partners, and other co-sponsors, today presented a newly rebuilt classroom and playground, totaling almost 300 square meters, to Ba Chuc Kindergarten in Ba Chuc Commune, An Giang Province. This initiative benefits around 40 children aged 3 to 5. The program is facilitated by Saigon Children’s Charity CIO (saigonchildren).
Constructed about 60 years ago, the original facility was once the commune’s only preschool and had deteriorated significantly. The children in this remote area, which is approximately 250km away from Ho Chi Minh City and near the border with Cambodia, can now enjoy a new, safe, high-quality school environment that meets the standards set by the Vietnam’s education authorities.
Erick Contreras, Managing Director of BASF Vietnam, shared: “Offering safe and inspiring school facilities to children in remote areas is one of our key contributions to Vietnam, enhancing access to education, thus their future success. This project marks the ninth facility we have supported since 2015, benefiting almost 1,000 schoolchildren atdifferent levels. A key highlight is our collaborative approach with BASF customers and partners, reflecting our shared long-term commitment to Vietnam’s education development.”
Apart from the local authorities’ budget, the school has been rebuilt thanks to sponsorship from BASF, individual donors and other co-sponsors, including:
- MKVN Chemicals – now part of Azelis, a distributor of personal and home care chemicals, and other functional products
- SamChem Sphere, a distributor of industrial chemicals, industrial lubricants, fleet lubricants and waterproofing materials
- Tam Tran Co. – a distributor of basic chemicals for paints, inks, and plastics
- Viet Duc Lubricants & Chemicals, a distributor of lubricants, coolants and chemicals.
In addition, the new classrooms utilized products that meet Green Label Certifications sponsored by Nippon Paint Việt Nam. The decorative paints, using raw materials supplied by BASF, provide long-term benefits in terms of health and safety. The roof of the new facility uses the sandwich panels Proxy meeting EU standards sponsored by Phuong Nam Panel, also featuring ingredients from BASF resulting to energy efficiency.
An Giang boasts a total land area of over 3,500 square kilometers and is the most populous province with over 2.1 million people (data available before provincial merger). This is home to a big number of ethnic minorities with the Khmer being the largest group, and the Cham and ethnic Chinese the second and the third respectively. This is one of the provinces that have large cultivation land in Mekong Delta. Total agriculture area is 282,000 ha, in which the paddy area accounted for more than 82%. (source)
BASF Vietnam social engagement
Apart from the school renovation program, BASF Vietnam is also engaged in various long-term community projects focusing on educational development. BASF Kids’ Lab, in partnership with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education & Training, offers hands-on activities to help children learn about chemistry, benefiting around 5,000 primary students since 2011. BASF Virtual Lab (thinghiemvui.basf.com), an online platform, provides a variety of interactive chemistry experiments in Vietnamese, now offering 14 virtual experiments for primary students to learn about chemistry with just a few clicks. Since 2019, the company has partnered with Think Playgrounds to build eight public playgrounds, mostly in the outskirts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, helping almost 32,000 children learn through play and develop multiple skills through outdoor activities. (more information)
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €60 billion in 2025. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
About BASF in Vietnam
BASF has been active in Vietnam since 1994. The company operates through two legal entities – BASF Vietnam Limited and BASF Coatings Vietnam Limited – and maintains a sales office in Ho Chi Minh City. BASF provides innovative chemical and material solutions to Vietnam’s key industries, including Agriculture, Construction, Automotive, Footwear and Textiles, Paints & Coatings and Electrical & Electronics. In 2025, BASF posted sales to customers in Vietnam of approximately €230 million and employed 94 people at the end of the year. Further information on BASF in Vietnam is available at www.basf.com/vn.
