Siemens Business Services was the tournament's Platinum sponsor. Performance Contractors and Turner Industries were Gold sponsors. Silver sponsors were Air Liquide, Baker Tanks, DMC, and Piping and Equipment, Inc.

Prizes were awarded in a wide range of categories. Prize donors included the National Basketball Association, Hebert Cycles of Baton Rouge, and many of the companies that participated in the event.

BASF's Geismar site is one of the area's largest employers. The facility manufactures a wide range of chemicals used in hundreds of consumer products.

BASF recently introduced the Larolux coating curing system that utilizes lower energy ultraviolet (UV) light under a carbon dioxide atmosphere to quickly cure coatings placed on three-dimensional metal, plastic or wood objects.

BASF - The Chemical Company. We don't make a lot of the products you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.(R) BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. We employ about 11,000 people in North America and had sales of approximately $9 billion in 2003. For more information about BASF's North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.

BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Our goal is to grow profitably and further increase the value of our company. We help our customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions and high-quality products. BASF's portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. Through new technologies we can tap into additional market opportunities. We conduct our business in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2003, BASF had sales of approximately $42 billion and over 87,000 employees worldwide. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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