路德维希港是世界上最大的化工企业之一——巴斯夫公司的总部所在地。作为一家跨国公司,巴斯夫同世界上170多个国家的客户保持着业务往来,在40多个国家都拥有生产设施。巴斯夫公司的产品包括高附加值化学品、塑料、染料、汽车涂料、作物保护剂、药品、精细化工产品、原油及天然气等。该公司“一体化”(integration,德语中称为“Verbund”)的方针具有高度综合的特性,这是巴斯夫公司特有的长处之一,为该 Ludwigshafen is home to BASF, one of the largest chemical companies in the world. As a multinational company, BASF maintains business relationships with customers in more than 170 countries in the world and has production facilities in more than 40 countries. BASF's products include high value-added chemicals, plastics, dyes, automotive coatings, crop protection agents, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, crude oil, and natural gas. The company's “integration” (in German, called “Verbund”) has a highly integrated approach. This is one of BASF's unique strengths.