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Monday, July 07, 2025

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions Chooses OpenText to Support More Efficient, Secure Global Supply Chain Operations

OpenText™ announced a contract award with BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS), a division of BASF SE that will enable ECMS to leverage OpenText B2B Integration Enterprise, an industry-leading Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) as a Service solution, to further modernize its supply chain operations, with the aim to achieve efficiency gains, cost savings and enhanced security.

Suppliers face an increasingly complex global supply chain environment and rapidly evolving market demands, intensifying the need for cloud-based integration technology that enables streamlined supply chains and financial processes essential for agility. That integration allows suppliers to interact with trading partners via their preferred method to improve daily operations and get products to customers, new markets and channels faster.

To meet those evolving demands, ECMS sought a robust and scalable solution to streamline its order-to-cash (O2C) processes. By further expanding its transition from an in-house, on-premises system to OpenText's cloud-based platform that will be managed by an experienced team of OpenText experts, ECMS is able to achieve key benefits such as enhanced agility and scalability, reduced operational costs, enhanced security and compliance, and improved data quality and visibility.

OpenText Business Network connects over 1 million businesses globally, facilitating the seamless exchange of over 31 billion transactions annually. The company's comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions empowers organizations to:

  • Streamline B2B processes, automating EDI transactions, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors.
  • Improve data quality by enhancing data accuracy and consistency across the entire supply chain.
  • Strengthen security and protect sensitive data with robust security measures and compliance certifications.
  • Gain valuable insights by leveraging advanced analytics to identify areas for improvement and optimize operations.

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