BASF is responding to the rising demand for UV/EB acrylates and expands production capacities for at Ludwigshafen/Germany. The additional capacities will be available as of the 3rd quarter of 2016.

BASF and Siemens Energy have partnered to fast-track the implementation of new technologies – specializing in lowering greenhouse gas emissions – on a commercial scale. Numerous pilot projects will first be studied and then launched at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site in Germany.

Isobionics’ new distillation plant in Geleen, Netherlands was recently inaugurated by the company’s CEO Toine Janssen. The new plant will process natural fragrance and flavor ingredients after fermentation.

For years, the industry has been working on recycling CO2 as a raw material. Is there a breakthrough now? In its new technology and trend report ‘Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as Chemical Feedstock for Polymers - Technologies, Polymers, Developers and Producers’, the Nova Institute talks about an installed production capacity of 850 kt/a. The authors examine which technologies are available and who the main players are.

BASF has celebrated the inauguration of its new facilities for the production of Ucrete in Bukit Raja, Klang/Malaysia. It is the first manufacturing hub in Asia Pacific to produce all components of Ucrete.

Kolon Plastics and BASF signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Korea to manufacture polyoxymethylene (POM), an engineering plastic used in industrial, transportation, construction and consumer markets.

Anup Kothari has been selected to spearhead Division Nutrition & Health, Lampertheim at BASF from February 1, 2021 while Thomas Kloster will take charge of the firm’s Performance Chemicals business.

With an aim to cater to the growing electric vehicle market, BASF and Eramet have plans to develop a nickel-cobalt refining complex for producing electric batteries. The mega refining complex will include a high-pressure acid leaching plant and a base metal refinery.

The first phase of the MDI capacity expansion project, which includes a new MDI synthesis unit at BASF’s Louisiana site, is complete while the second phase, which consists of capacity increases of several upstream units, is currently under progress. The final phase is expected to bring the capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tonnes per year.

Jose Carlos Corral Montilla has succeeded Dr. Marko Grozdanovic to become BTC Europe’s new Managing Director and Vice President. The company is BASF’s European sales organisation which focuses on specialty chemicals.