09.30.19
BASF will expand the capacity of ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.
The total investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year to BASF’s production capacity for the corresponding products with an expected investment amount exceeding €500 million.
The sequential start-up is expected to begin in 2022. The expansion comprises an investment in a second world-scale ethylene oxide line, including the capacity for purified ethylene oxide.
Additional investments in several ethylene oxide derivatives plants are part of the project and will be pursued in line with the ethylene oxide expansion.
These derivatives include non-ionic surfactants, glycol ethers for automotive applications, and various other downstream alkoxylates.
“The increase of our methyl triglycol capacity enables us to support the growing demand for high-performance brake fluids in Europe and Asia," said Ralph Schweens, president Care Chemicals, BASF.
“The increasing number of automated cars, relying on systems such as cruise and distance control, requires brake fluids that perform well – even under tough conditions,” added Anup Kothari, president Performance Chemicals, BASF.
In Europe, BASF currently operates ethylene oxide plants in Antwerp and Ludwigshafen with a combined capacity of 845,000 metric tons per year.
The total investment adds about 400,000 metric tons per year to BASF’s production capacity for the corresponding products with an expected investment amount exceeding €500 million.
The sequential start-up is expected to begin in 2022. The expansion comprises an investment in a second world-scale ethylene oxide line, including the capacity for purified ethylene oxide.
Additional investments in several ethylene oxide derivatives plants are part of the project and will be pursued in line with the ethylene oxide expansion.
These derivatives include non-ionic surfactants, glycol ethers for automotive applications, and various other downstream alkoxylates.
“The increase of our methyl triglycol capacity enables us to support the growing demand for high-performance brake fluids in Europe and Asia," said Ralph Schweens, president Care Chemicals, BASF.
“The increasing number of automated cars, relying on systems such as cruise and distance control, requires brake fluids that perform well – even under tough conditions,” added Anup Kothari, president Performance Chemicals, BASF.
In Europe, BASF currently operates ethylene oxide plants in Antwerp and Ludwigshafen with a combined capacity of 845,000 metric tons per year.
