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BASF SE is a German multinational chemical company founded in 1865 and headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. It is the largest chemical producer in the world. BASF explores quantum computing for computational chemistry, including catalyst design, materials discovery, chemical process optimization, and molecular simulation. The company works with quantum computing providers such as IBM and Microsoft to develop quantum algorithms for the chemical industry, and it investigates quantum simulation as a way to understand chemical reactions and design materials with improved properties. By pursuing these applications, BASF aims to accelerate materials discovery and chemical process optimization through quantum technology. Update 2025-11-06: BASF and D-Wave demonstrated a 100x speedup in solving complex manufacturing scheduling problems using quantum computing. Source: https://quantumzeitgeist.com/basf-d-wave-manufacturing-scheduling/
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