BASF to divest shares in its two joint ventures in Korla, China

Accelerated divestment due to higher carbon footprint and human rights concerns

13-Feb-2024 - In the fourth quarter of 2023, BASF started the process to divest its shares in the two joint venture companies BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China. As part of BASF’s global strategy for 1,4-butanediol (BDO), BASF ...

BASF to increase capacity for butanediol at its Geismar site

Global capacity to increase to 670,000 metric tons of butanediol per year

23-Jan-2015 - BASF will increase its production capacities for the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) by 10% at its site in Geismar/Louisiana as of 2016. The company will then have a global capacity of BDO of 670,000 metric tons per year. Additionally, BASF looks into further measures to strengthen and ...

BASF to increase global capacities for butanediol and PolyTHF

Annual butanediol capacity will reach 650,000 metric tons

11-Jul-2013 - BASF will increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) and the BDO derivative PolyTHF® (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the coming two years. BASF’s annual BDO capacity will rise from 535,000 to 650,000 metric tons, its ...

BASF and Markor plan to establish joint ventures for butanediol and polytetrahydrofuran in China

06-Mar-2013 - BASF and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Markor) plan to establish two joint ventures for the production of butanediol (BDO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF® , chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol ) in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Northwest China. The joint ...

BASF announces its intention to cease activities in Feluy, Belgium

Exit from maleic anhydride production intended by end 2009

26-Oct-2009 - BASF Antwerpen N.V. announced its intention to close its 115,000 annual tons maleic anhydride (MA) production facility by the end of 2009 and to withdraw all BASF activities from its site in Feluy, Belgium. BASF employs 133 people at the Feluy site, which is part of BASF Antwerpen N.V. ...

BASF to change PolyTHF feedstock supply in Korea

Shutdown of local BDO and THF production

19-Jan-2009 - BASF plans to permanently close its production facility for 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in Ulsan, which has been temporarily shut down since August 2008, and the company will continue to supply related customers via its global network. BASF’s PolyTHF plant in Ulsan will ...

BASF and Toray start up PBT plant in Kuantan, Malaysia

50-50 joint venture between BASF and Toray

25-Apr-2006 - Toray BASF PBT Resin Sdn. Bhd., a 50-50 joint venture between BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, and Toray Industries Inc., Japan, has successfully started commercial production on schedule at its newly built world-scale polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) plant at BASF's Verbund site in Kuantan, ...

BASF: Secure long-term supply of maleic anhydride from Feluy

24-Oct-2005 - BASF will continue to operate the maleic anhydride plant at its Feluy, Belgium, site as intended. The plants producing fumaric acid and butanediol derivatives will be closed down as scheduled. The company management and the workforce representatives recently agreed on this. The integrated ...

BASF plans changes to its butanediol value chain and plasticizers business

17-Jun-2005 - BASF is to discontinue the production of diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and the associated alcohol 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) in Europe in the third quarter of 2005. The 2-EH plant in Ludwigshafen, which has an annual capacity of 200,000 metric tons per year, will be shut down and dismantled beginning ...

BASF PolyTHF plant in Caojing (Shanghai) comes on stream

21-Mar-2005 - After less than two years of construction, BASF has started up its new PolyTHF® (polytetrahydrofuran) plant at the integrated production site at the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai. By the middle of 2005, BASF will also gradually start up its neighboring THF ...