Nikolaus Raupp Nikolaus Raupp is Global Sustainability Manager at BASF Division for Dispersions & Pigments and responsible for the BASF Biomass Balance Approach. Nik has studied Economics and Japanese at University of Bonn and Keio University in Tokyo. He graduated with a Ph.D. from University of Duisburg-Essen for his thesis on financing of biotech companies in Japan. In previous positions, Nik has worked as an internal auditor in BASF and as a project manager for the Association of German Biotech Companies.