Tag: BASF
Brazil: sodium methylate plant
On 11 February 2010, BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America.
BASF plant on stream
BASF started up its new alkylethanolamines (AEOA) plant at its U.S. Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, about one month ahead of schedule.
China: Nanjing site expansion
BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.) have signed a USD 500 million agreement to expand their joint chemical Verbund site in Nanjing.
BASF reaches agreement
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, has reached an agreement with Degussa AG, Düsseldorf, to acquire Degussa’s construction chemicals business.
Germany: BASF boosts polyisobutene
BASF is to increase its production of medium molecular weight polyisobutene (MM PIB), which is marketed worldwide under the Oppanol® trademark.
BASF and Shell to sell stakes in Basell
BASF and Shell Chemicals are to sell their 50-50 joint venture Basell (The Netherlands) to a consortium led by New York-based Access Industries together with The Chatterjee Group (USA).
Baltic Sea: pipeline construction
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between BASF and Gazprom (Russia) to further consolidate their successful collaboration with a range of formal projects.
Germany: copolymers boost
BASF is increasing its production capacity for copolymers of vinyl chloride to 12,000 tons/year at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, site.
BASF: future of Ludwigshafen site
BASF plans to invest a total of EUR 6 billion in capital expenditures, modernization and plant maintenance at its Ludwigshafen site by 2009.
BASF to increase Ultrason production
BASF is to increase the production capacity for its high-temperature Ultrason® polymer resin by 20% at its Ludwigshafen site by the end of 2004.
