BASF’s Intermediates Division Converts European Amines Portfolio to 100% Renewable Electricity

BASF’s Intermediates division, one of the world’s largest amines producers, is taking the next step towards more sustainability by converting its entire European amines portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity. The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

Expected annual reduction of about 188,000 tons of CO₂ equivalents               

The conversion is expected to result in an annual reduction of about 188,000 tons of CO₂ equivalents as of 2025 compared with the base year 2020. This corresponds to an average product carbon footprint (PCF) reduction of about 8 percent across

the entire amines portfolio. Thus, the transition marks an important milestone in the Intermediates division’s efforts to contribute to BASF’s sustainability goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25 percent by 2030 compared with 2018[2].

Vasilios Galanos, Senior Vice President Europe at BASF’s Intermediates division, explains: “Sustainability starts with us. By converting our European amines portfolio to 100 percent renewable electricity, we contribute to our ambition to be the preferred partner for sustainable intermediates for our customers. Our amines, now produced with renewable electricity as our new standard, will help us to further reduce CO₂ emissions, lower the carbon footprint of our products and position ourselves in the market.”           

Customers benefit from the PCF reduction and can account for it in their Scope 3 targets. The switch to the new standard portfolio using renewable electricity will be seamless, without requiring product recertification or changes to the order process. Wolfgang Kanther, Vice President Amines Europe at BASF’s Intermediates division, says: “With renewable electricity, we help our customers to progress on their sustainability journey. We are developing additional offers to meet our customers’ demands and look forward to engaging in discussions about solutions to further reduce the product carbon footprint.”

The shift to renewable electricity for the entire European amines portfolio marks a further step within a broader initiative to incorporate more sustainable practices across BASF’s global intermediates portfolio in the years to come. The option of using low-emission steam and procuring of key raw materials with a reduced PCF, such as methanol or ammonia, are constantly being evaluated based on customer feedback. In this way, the Intermediates division offers a roadmap to support its customers’ sustainability targets. This ambition will be supported by BASF’s ongoing investment in new processes and technologies such as heat pumps as well as by its Renewable Carbon unit, which is dedicated to optimizing renewable feedstock sourcing.