BASF inaugurates production complex for acrylic acid in Brazil

摘要

BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. The complex has a capacity of 160,000 tons of acrylic acid per year. The investment of more than ?500 million is the largest in BASF's more than century-long history in South America.