BASF breaks ground on new, worldscale chemical catalysts manufacturing plant in Caojing, Shanghai

摘要

On 18 Jun 2015, BASF broke ground on a new, world-scale chemical catalysts production facility at the company's existing site in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. The new plant - BASF's first process catalysts manufacturing facility in Asia Pacific - will produce base metal catalysts, custom catalysts and adsorbents to meet growing Chinese and Asian market demand. These catalysts are used in the production of fatty alcohols, sulfuric acid and butanediol and for the removal of impurities from olefins. The launch of manufacturing activities at the Caojing plant is planned for 4Q 2016.