BASF:Start of the smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang,China

摘要

On 23 November 2019,BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang,Guangdong province,China,and commenced building its first plants.According to the company,this marks a milestone of BASF's USD 10 billion investment project announced in July 2018.The first plants will produce engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU)to serve markets in southern China and throughout Asia.By 2022,the plant will supply an additional capacity of 60,000 t/y in China,bringing BASF's total capacity of these products in Asia Pacific to 290,000 t/y.