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

1.0
4 Oct 2013
Anonymous employee
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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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Pros

Good work life balance, good culture, good pay, good benefits

Cons

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4.0
12 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, hybrid & remote roles, great colleagues to work with. Great vacation /time off. Helpful colleagues

Cons

Reorganizations (roughly 3 years), IT roles dwindling in North America(moving to India), teams can get very silo-ed, “not my role” = not helping you (when you are looking for answers/assistance), currently seeing a lot of movement out of New Jersey (roles moving to other parts of the country), some organizational charts can be confusing, huge organization(can be difficult at times pinpointing the exact team you may need to work with)

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