3 Oct 2013 --- BASF is raising the long-term sales target for its Crop Protection division and now expects it to achieve sales of more than €6 billion by 2015 and €8 billion by 2020 (previously: €6 billion in 2020). To support this, BASF will invest approximately €1.8 billion to build and upgrade production and formulation capacities between 2013 and 2017. BASF will also continue to expand its portfolio of solutions and increase initiatives that support growers with their overall farm management.