BASF to build engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethanes plants at new Verbund site in China

摘要

BASF plans to build an engineering plastics compounding plant and a thermoplastic polyurethane(TPU)plant at the company's proposed integrated chemical production(Verbund)site in Zhanjiang,China.These will be the first production plants to come onstream at the site.By 2022,the new engineering plastics compounding plant will supply an additional capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year of BASF engineering plastics compounds in China.This will bring the total BASF capacity of these products in Asia Pacific to 290,000 metric tons per year.”Less than a year after we signed the first MoU,we are delighted to announce the first plants to be established at our smart Verbund site in Zhanjiang,”said Dr.Stephan Kothrade,President Functions Asia Pacific,President and Chairman Greater China,BASF.”The project is moving forward swiftly and customers in southern China will soon benefit from these innovative products to meet their immediate needs.”