BASF Opens First Bio ACM Production Plant in China

China: Production of Biocatalyzed Acrylamide BASF Opens First Bio ACM Production Plant in China

24.10.2017 | Editor: Alexander Stark

BASF celebrated the opening of has opened a new production plant for biocatalyzed acrylamide at its site in Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park, Nanjing, China. The plant has a capacity of more than 50,000 tons of biocatalyzed acrylamide per year.

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BASF inaugurates enzyme-based production plant for biocatalyzed acrylamide in Nanjing, China
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Ludwigshafen/Germany and Nanjing/China — With this investment in its wholly-owned Bio ACM plant in Nanjing, the company is strengthening its production set-up for supply of polyacrylamide to customers in Asia Pacific, especially in China. Acrylamide is used in the production of water-soluble flocculation aids that make wastewater treatment and papermaking, as well as mineral processing and enhanced oil recovery, more efficient and less resource-intensive.

The enzyme-based biocatalytic production method results in less waste than conventional high-pressure, energy-intensive copper catalysis. The process takes place at room temperature and under normal atmospheric conditions, resulting in energy savings and greater environmental compatibility. It also generates fewer byproducts.

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Anup Kothari, President of Performance Chemicals Division, BASF

BASF inaugurates enzyme-based production plant for biocatalyzed acrylamide in Nanjing, China. From Left to right: Dr. Marco Altmayer, Vice President, BASF Regional Business Management Paper and Water Chemicals Asia Pacific & Local Business Management Performance Chemicals China (BASF); Mr. Tom Liao, Vice President, BD & Marketing Management, WorleyParsons China; Mr. Hermann Althoff, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals Asia Pacific (BASF); Mr. Xie Lizhou, Director of Jiangbei Office, Nanjing CIQ Bureau; Mr. Anup Kothari, President of Performance Chemicals Division (BASF); Mr. Li Baoping, Deputy Director, Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Administrative Committee; Mr. Andreas Türk Senior Vice President, Paper and Water Chemicals (BASF); Mr. Bian ZhongWu, Director, Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Administrative Office of Transformation and Development of Chemical Industry; Mr. Bradley Morrison, Senior Vice President, Operations & Site Management Greater China (BASF); Mr. Qin MingWei, General Manager, BASF Specialty Chemicals (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (BASF)

The manufacturer has been producing biocatalyzed acrylamide in Suffolk, USA, since 2014 and started operations at its European Bio ACM plant in Bradford, England, in 2016. With this successful start-up in China, BASF now has three production facilities located in key markets worldwide.

The construction of a new polyacrylamide production line is currently underway and is expected to go on stream in 2018.

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