At the Ludwigshafen site, BASF will invest in reliable production and capacity expansion for 30 products.
BASF has recently announced that it intends to modernise its entire infrastructure, including the production facility of chloroformates and acid chlorides at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site (Germany). The company will invest around 3 million euros.
The modernisation, that is expected to be concluded during 2025, will increase BASF’s capacity for 30 products from the chloroformates and acid chlorides range. The current annual capacity of the company is of almost 60,000 metric tons, including the Korean site at Yeosu.
“With our investment project we prove our long-term commitment to these high-value specialty products. As a leading producer in this field, we want to continue to reliably support our customers' growth with a state-of-the-art infrastructure,” stated Frank Stein, the head of the Regional Business Unit Europe for BASF's Intermediates division.
BASF manufactures around 30 products from the group of chloroformates, acid chlorides and alkyl chlorides that are used for further processing in a wide range of applications, from synthesis building blocks for pharmaceuticals and crop protection products to the production of organic peroxides for coating materials.