BASF Opns New Construction Chemicals Plant to Cash in on Asia's High-Rise Boom

Vietnam: Construction Chemicals BASF Opns New Construction Chemicals Plant to Cash in on Asia's High-Rise Boom

03.05.2016Editor: Dominik Stephan

BASF inaugurated its new production plant for concrete admixtures in the northern province of Bắc Giang, Vietnam. The new plant will allow BASF to better meet the increasing demands for high quality construction chemicals products in Vietnam.

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BASF’s Construction Chemicals division opened its second plant in Vietnam with a ceremony. Situated in the north of the country, the site will produce concrete admixtures of the Master Glenium product line. BASF thus follows the growing demand for products of its Master Builders Solutions brand in the region.

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Hanoi/Vietnam – “The new plant enhances our flexibility to serve our customers with a timely supply and shorter lead times, especially in the northern part of Vietnam,” said Christian Mombaur, head of Construction Chemicals Asia Pacific, BASF. “Northern Vietnam is continuing its path of rapid urbanization and industrialization. Our new Bắc Giang plant will enable us to stay closer to our customers and offer solutions to meet the growing demands in specialized construction chemicals, especially for building multi-story buildings and long-lasting infrastructure construction projects.”

Located at the Văn Trung Industrial Park in Bắc Giang province, the plant is equipped with production units, a laboratory for product quality control as well as warehousing facilities. Bắc Giang plant is strategically located at about 40 kilometers from Hanoi City, with close proximity to Hải Phòng sea port and Nội Bài airport, and it is the largest facility of its kind in northern Vietnam. This is BASF’s second construction chemicals plant in Vietnam, complementing the existing plant in Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park, Binh Duong province.

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