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.

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.

BASF has introduced Ultramid Low PCF and Ultramid Zero PCF within its polyamide value chain in Europe. Ultramid Zero PCF is the first polyamide 6 in the industry to achieve a CO2 footprint of net zero while Ultramid Low PCF is produced using electricity from renewable energy sources and low-emission steam.

Incubated at the World Economic Forum, the Global Impact Coalition is a CEO-led coalition committed to advancing a circular, net-zero future for the chemical industry. The coalition has recently completed its first anniversary by delivering revolutionary projects for the sector.

Calling all industries to decarbonize, decarbonize and decarbonize. We are living in a world where decarbonization is no longer an option but a core necessity. Although there are many industrial projects that have made headlines for decarbonizing their operations but we take a look at three upcoming mega projects that can be considered as landmark projects of recent times.

BASF has plans to sell its flocculants business for mining applications to Solenis. With this divestment, BASF aims to focus on core strategic areas.

Researchers from BASF, the Austrian Research Centre of Industrial Biotechnology and the University of Graz in Austria have jointly developed a fundamentally new computer-assisted model which can improve enzyme performance as well as enable new biocatalytic production processes to be scaled up quickly.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as well as Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) is picking up steam and can be considered as revolutionary solutions that can help hard-to-abate industries to reduce their carbon emissions in the short-to-long term. Both CCS and CCU will play a vital role for these industries as they prepare to reach their goals of meeting net zero emissions by 2050.

Located in Budenheim, Germany, the new facility will produce green hydrogen and fuel cell components. The unit will also produce low-iridium-loaded catalyst coated membranes, a key functional part for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis.