With a high double-digit million-euro figure investment, BASF has inaugurated its new catalyst development and solids processing center in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The new center will be used by BASF to develop and optimize innovative process technologies and catalysis processes.

The Global Impact Coalition which includes members from leading industry leaders have recently launched the world’s first Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot. The initiative is expected to revolutionize the automotive plastics recycling segment.

BASF has appointed Dr. Thomas Kloster to take responsibility for the Petrochemicals division based in Ludwigshafen from January 1, 2025. Kloster is currently the President of the Performance Chemicals division at BASF.

LG Chem has become the first Korean company to join the CEO-led collaborative platform for a net-zero chemicals future, Global Impact Coalition. The move strengthens GIC’s global reach, particularly in East Asia.

Accelerating the renewable energy transition is no longer a choice, industries will have to pick up pace and significantly adopt clean as well as sustainable solutions in the coming years in order to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or all of us could potentially be staring at doomsday.

With the growing demand for high-quality 2-Ehacid in the region, BASF Petronas Chemicals has successfully inaugurated the second 2-ethylhexanoic acid production line at its integrated site in Kuantan, Malaysia.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2024’ from all over the world. Right from Thyssenkrupp being awarded a feed contract for one of the largest carbon capture projects in Europe to BASF securing funding for the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF has plans to expand the production capacity of expandable polystyrene granulate (Neopor) at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The expandable polystyrene granulate is mainly used as a raw material for the production of energy-efficient insulation materials for building envelopes.

The Rudong site in China is BASF Agricultural Solutions’ first CO2-emission-free production site. The site has modified its existing heating system from fossil-based steam to renewable energy.

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) spearheads an industry collaboration that aims to scale technologies and business models for reducing carbon emissions and advancing circularity in the chemicals sector. Charlie Tan, CEO of Global Impact Coalition shares detailed insights about the objective of the GIC, projects initiated by the consortium in the past one-year, upcoming opportunities for clean technologies as well as the challenges faced by the chemical industry. Read on to know more…