BASF Cutting Caprolactam Capacity; Aims to Strengthen PA6 Value Chain

摘要

Ludwigshafen— BASF announced it is realigning its European caprolactam production and will gradually reduce capacity over the next 18 months by 100,000 t/y to 400,000 t/y of caprolactam. Part of the caprolactam production at Ludwigshafen, as well as plants for the production of the precursors anolone and oleum, will be closed. About 80 employees will be affected, all of whom will be offered new positions at the site.