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 ...

Heidelberg University and BASF extend collaboration at jointly operated catalysis laboratory CaRLa

One focus is now on new processes for chemical recycling of plastic waste

11-Dec-2023 - BASF and Heidelberg University will continue to jointly operate the Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa) for a further five years. The two partners signed an agreement to continue this successful research collaboration until 2028. Currently, 10 researchers are employed at CaRLa. Since the ...

BASF and NEVEON co-operate on mattress recycling

First trials on chemical recycling of mattresses successful

17-Feb-2022 - BASF and foam specialist NEVEON are working together to further develop the recycling of mattresses. The aim is to establish a closed product loop for mattresses. Currently, discarded mattresses are mainly thermally recycled or disposed of in landfills. BASF and NEVEON want to change this and ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

05-Dec-2016 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products: 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 50 EUR/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 75 EUR/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 100 EUR/mt N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone ...

Joint venture of BASF and Avantium established

Bio-based furandicarboxylic acid as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate

11-Oct-2016 - BASF and Avantium announced the formation of a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), which is produced from renewable resources, as well as the marketing of the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) based on the new chemical building block ...

BASF and Avantium intend to establish joint venture

Further development and licensing of Avantium’s production processes for FDCA and PEF at industrial scale

16-Mar-2016 - BASF and Avantium announced that they have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), as well as marketing of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), based on this new chemical ...

BASF expands production capacity for emollients and waxes in China

15-Oct-2015 - BASF will expand its emollients and waxes production capacity with a new plant at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai. The investment, complementing the current production of wax esters, emulsifiers and primary surfactants in Jinshan, will further enhance BASF’s local production and better serve the ...

BASF now offers bio-based PolyTHF

Properties identical to conventional PolyTHF

11-Mar-2015 - BASF has made bio-based Polytetrahydrofuran 1000 (PolyTHF® 1000) available for the first time. The company is now providing this intermediate to selected partners for testing various applications in a large scale. “The bio-based PolyTHF 1000 is identical in quality to the petrochemical-based ...

Production begins at BASF’s largest Indian investment to date

BASF inaugurates chemical complex in Dahej, India

08-Oct-2014 - BASF India Limited inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project cost of INR 1,000 crore (approximately €150 million), the site represents BASF’s single largest investment in India. The site was jointly inaugurated by Smt. Anandiben Patel, ...

BASF received EXCiPACT™ certification as pharmaceutical excipient supplier

13-Jan-2014 - BASF has received the EXCiPACT™ Certificate for pharmaceutical excipients for the group of polyvinylpyrrolidone (Kollidon®) polymers, produced in Ludwigshafen. The certificate was issued by mdc medical device certification GmbH - one of EXCiPACT’s internationally-recognized Certification ...