BASF

Last updated January 31, 2026

319

Innovation Areas

13,244

Inventors

154

Collaborations

Decentralized material provenance ledger: BASFRecent Research Landscape

Opaque supply chains lead to regulatory non-compliance and high recycling costs under end-of-life mandates. Distributed ledger protocols secure material custody data to enable efficient product recovery and reuse.

What technical problems is BASF addressing in Decentralized material provenance ledger?

Unreliable material supply chain visibility

(48)evidences

Fragmented data silos and manual tracking errors prevent accurate verification of material origins and custody. Establishing a single source of truth eliminates information asymmetry and counterfeit risks in complex distribution networks.

Unreliable industrial process traceability

(47)evidences

Inability to isolate and measure how specific production deviations alter environmental impact. Accurate attribution allows for targeted mitigation of carbon footprint spikes.

Unauthorized industrial process manipulation

(44)evidences

Industrial environments suffer from fragmented data silos and insecure sharing protocols across different accounts and plant systems. Mitigating these access vulnerabilities ensures integrity and confidentiality in distributed production environments.