Case Study: BASF Catalysts achieves unified global expense management and 80+ hours/month savings with Emburse Enterprise

BASF Catalysts Simplified Expense Management Across 11 Countries

BASF Catalysts, a global leader in catalysis with operations in 11 countries, faced fragmented travel and expense (T&E) operations across three legacy systems (Concur, Happay, and a homegrown ERP), creating inefficiencies, training burdens, and compliance risk. To address this, BASF partnered with Emburse, deploying Emburse Enterprise and related services to standardize expense processes across major markets.

Emburse replaced the three platforms with a unified solution—Emburse Enterprise supported by Emburse Analytics Pro and Insight Advisor—providing localized configurations, centralized analytics, and expert change management. The Emburse implementation delivered measurable impact: consolidation of systems, 30+ hours saved per month preparing T&E analytics, 50 hours saved monthly in onboarding and training, and improved policy compliance through embedded local tax rules.

BASF

Marcin Paluszek

ECMS Business Travel Manager