BASF to upgrade its BDO production facifites in Ludwigshafen

摘要

BASF will modernize and service its acetylene facility at the Ludwigshafen, Germany Verbund site. In the course of these efforts the company will also perform routine maintenance at its facility producing 1,4-butanediol (BDO), which is based on acetylene. BASF will make use of this period to upgrade its plant technology, thereby securing the long-term supply of raw materials to meet the growing demand for BDO and its derivatives. In 2012 alone, the company is investing more than 20 million euros for this purpose.