SPIEGEL and ZDF reported last week on controversial activities by the BASF Group in Xinjiang, northwest China. The Chinese company Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry is significantly more involved in the system of oppression against the Muslim Uighur minority than previously known.
The company has now announced that regular investigations have revealed “no evidence of human rights violations in the two joint ventures” The most recent reports refer to a joint venture partner in which BASF does not hold any shares.