BASF expands manufacturing capacity for certain amines

Flexible alkylethanolamine production in Ludwigshafen multi-product facility expanded

19-May-2008

BASF will double its manufacturing capacity for certain alkylethonalamines (AEOA) by mid-2009. This expansion is the company's response to increases in its customers' demand for these products. BASF manufactures its range of AEOA specialties at the integrated Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by means of a flexible, fully backward-integrated multi-product facility. AEOA, such as ethylethanolamines, propylethanolamines and butylethanolamines, are used successfully in a wide array of applications, for example in coatings and lubricants, in pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. AEOA belong to the alkylalkanolamine category that BASF now makes at its sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Geismar, USA, with a total annual capacity of 70,000 metric tons.

"As one of the globally leading amine manufacturers, we are expanding our production capacity in response to our customers' growing demand for specific AEOAs," said Dr. Stefan Blank, head of the regional Amines business unit within BASF's Intermediates division. He added: "We are pleased to see that this increase in demand is driven mainly by innovations that we have developed in cooperation with our customers."

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