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摘要

Basf recently inaugurated a customer center for automotive technology in Shanghai, China. At this new center, BASF chemists and engineers plan to optimize and develop new applications in close cooperation with customers as well as offering training programs in process technology. By opening the center in close proximity to its Pudong BASF production site, BASF is underlining the importance of the Asian and especially the Chinese automotive market for its chemicals business. By the year 2010, BASF expects an annual rate of increase of 10% in automotive production in China alone.