LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - BASF is expanding its production capacity for about 20 specialty amines at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company will invest a double-digit million-euro amount in expanding current production facilities, which are planned to go on-stream gradually by early 2017. The specialty amines are used for the manufacturing of coatings, lubricants, crop protection products and pharmaceuticals. With this investment, BASF strengthens its worldwide amine production network with plants in Ludwigshafen and Schwarzheide, Germany; in Antwerp, Belgium; in Geismar, Louisiana; and in Nanjing, China.
“This investment will allow us to meet the growing demand that our European customers have for specialty amines,” said Stefan Blank, President, BASF Intermediates division.