Absolutely Destroyed Engelhard Corporation - BASF Catalysts is an empty shell today - Anonymous employee BASF Employee Review

1.0
Oct 4, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

deep pockets unasailable market share in Germany good process engineering skills focus on environment

Cons

bureacratic, cold, aloof, stifling duplicitous - none of the statements made during the takeover of Engelhard turned out to be true weak, dishonest, pathetic management - starting with the team that integrated Engelhard If you're not German you have no future with the company at all Weak R&D low-end, commodity business focus - inevitably will lose out due to rise of Middle East higher-end chemical businesses, US energy cost advantage, and aging, shrinking European market

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5.0
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Pros

- colleagues - benefits - work life balance - freedom to define most goals yourself

Cons

- career development slow and too political

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