BASF Increases Production Capacity for Butanediol

摘要

BASF plans to increase its production capacities for 1,4-butanediol (BDO), in important chemical intermediate used in the production of such materials as poly-urethane and solvents, by 10% at its site in Geismar/ Louisiana as of 2016. Thecompany will then have a global capacity of BDO of 670,000 metric tons per year. Additionally, BASF is looking into further measures to strengthen and expand its BDO value chain at the Geismar site. To increase the capacities of BDO according to the steadily growing customer demand, BASF continuously implements measures to boost efficiency and improve infrastructure at all its sites. Besides its Geismar site, BASF is producing BDO at its sites in Ludwigshafen, Kuantan/ Malaysia, Caojing/China and Chiba/Japan.