The scarcity of crude oil and a growing consciousness for the problems associated with plastic waste from packaging material make lead to a growing interest in degradable bioplastics. A new market study by Frost & Sullivan sees great chances for bioplastics as cost effective mass products.

BASF and Petronas expand their integrated complex in Kuantan/Malaysia and build a new world-scale production plant for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHAcid).

Yara International and BASF Group have agreed to build a world scale ammonia plant at BASF’s site in Freeport, Texas. The plant will use hydrogen as raw material, reducing capital expenditures (capex), maintenance and carbon dioxide emissions significantly.

On May 27, 2011 BASF and Ineos signed a joint venture contract, which regulates the formation of the planned joint venture company Styrolution. The EU Commission has approved the formation subject to the requirement that the parties sell an ABS production site in Tarragona, Spain.

Keeping in view the recent unique and peculiar situation arising out of environmental considerations in the Punjab area in particular, a slew of bioethanol refineries; as many as twelve have been planned and the general contract has been awarded to Praj who has expertise in this field of bioethanol refineries with a global footprint.

BASF and Sinopec will expand the capacity of existing propionic acid production with an additional 30,000 metric tons annually at their state-of-the-art Verbund site in Nanjing.

Bio based chemicals and fuels will be not an option, but an necessity: With growing demand and dwindling feedstock, innovations in biochemicals are required if more bio-based products are to replace petroleum-based ones, says a new report by analyst company Lux Research.

BASF offers the packaging industry a variety of barrier solutions that demonstrate a high effectiveness in preventing mineral oil residues from migrating from cardboard food packaging into food. Mineral oil residues in food packaging pose a potential threat for the consumers' health.

Jacobs has been appointed to execute site engineering services at BASF’s site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Daelim’s Petrochemical Business Division has disclosed its plan to expand its highly reactive polybutene plant. The company intends to expand the annual output of its existing plant, which is located at Yeosu National Industrial Complex, from 65,000 tons to 100,000 tons by November 2016 by investing KRW 74 billion.