BASF Starts Operations at New Emulsion Polymers Plant
CHARLOTTE, NC/FREEPORT, TX – BASF has started operations in a new emulsion polymers plant at its integrated Verbund site in Freeport, TX. The acrylic emulsion polymers manufactured at this new plant are used for architectural coatings, construction chemicals, adhesives and applications in the paper chemicals industry.
BASF added 25 new jobs at the Freeport site to operate and maintain the new plant. A formal ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony is planned for February 2015.