BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp Verbund site

New plant helps to serve growing demand for this product portfolio

16-Sep-2024 - BASF has inaugurated a new world-scale production plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. This new investment will increase the company’s global annual production capacity for alkyl ethanolamines, including dimethyl ethanolamine (DMEOA) and methyl diethanolamine ...

BASF starts up a new production facility for intermediates

More than €100 million invested in Ludwigshafen

01-Dec-2009 - After a two-year construction phase, BASF started up a new plant complex for the production of the chemical intermediates cyclopentanone (CPon) and cyclododecanone (CDon) at its Ludwigshafen Verbund site. The company has invested more than €100 million euros in the facility, which has a total ...

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 increases prices for isopropanolamines in Europe

02-Sep-2009 - With immediate effect, BASF is increasing the sales prices for isopropanolamines (IPOA) in Europe as follows: Monoisopropanolamine (MIPOA) + 70 €/t Diisopropanolamine (DIPOA) + 70 €/t Triisopropanolamine (TIPOA) + 70 €/t The price increase shall apply to current supply agreements as soon and ...

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 is increasing its capacity of low molecular weight, highly reactive polyisobutene

23-Dec-2008 - BASF is increasing its production of low molecular weight, highly reactive polyisobutene (HR PIB). Between now and 2010 the company will increase its annual capacity by 25,000 metric tons. The polymer, marketed worldwide under the Glissopal® trademark, is an intermediate product which is used to ...

Two million tons of propionic acid made by BASF

Capacity expansion at Ludwigshafen and Nanjing

26-Nov-2007 - News Release past 55 years. The versatile acid is a classic product in the company's globally unparalleled portfolio of about 600 intermediates. In view of the high demand for the multifaceted chemical, BASF announced in August that it is planning to expand its capacities in Ludwigshafen and ...

BASF increases capacity for epsilon-caprolactone

20-Nov-2007 - BASF will begin expanding its production capacity for epsilon-caprolactone (CLO) with a first project to raise its annual capacity by up to 2,000 metric tons in 2008. In line with market growth, further capital has been earmarked for projects to expand CLO and its value chain in subsequent ...

BASF inaugurates two new plants at its Freeport, Texas, site

World's largest polymerization plant for polyamide 6

11-Oct-2007 - BASF inaugurated two new manufacturing plants at its site in Freeport, Texas - a production line for polyamide 6 (nylon) and a plant for superabsorbent polymers (SAP). "These new facilities are fully integrated into our Verbund structures at the site and further strengthen our U.S. manufacturing ...

BASF to increase propionic acid capacity in Ludwigshafen and Nanjing

08-Aug-2007 - BASF is increasing its annual production capacity for the chemical intermediate propionic acid at its sites in Ludwigshafen and Nanjing by 30,000 metric tons and 9,000 metric tons, respectively. Production in Nanjing is ensured by BASF YPC Co. Ltd., a joint venture owned by BASF and the China ...