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- BASF SE
Carl-Bosch-Str. 38
67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany
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+49 621 60-0
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+49 621 60-42525
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global.info@basf.com
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https://www.basf.com/gb/en.html
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Press Releases
- Certification of the recyclability of multilayer films containing polyamide expande
Following the studies already conducted in 2021 on the recyclability of coextruded polyethylene/polyamide (PE/PA) multilayer films, the independent institute cyclos-HTP GmbH has completed further extensive investigations into the recyclability of multilayer films containing polyamide 6 (PA6) and ethyl vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer -
Dezember 2023
- Chemistry and Sustainability: A Perfect Match
“Chemistry and sustainability are a perfect match – as BASF has recognized for a long time. As the world’s leading chemical company, we provide innovative solutions that make an important contribution to supporting the sustainable transformation of society and the optimal use of limited resources,” said Dr. Melanie Maas-Brunner, member of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer of BASF, at the company’s Research Press Conference held today - December 2023
- CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant
With the approval of funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, BASF has come a major step closer in building a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer. In cooperation with Siemens Energy, work on the water electrolysis at the Ludwigshafen site – the so-called Hy4Chem-EI project – is now entering the next phase of construction -
November 2023
- BASF’s Process Catalysts research team receives 2023 Edison Patent Award for novel adsorbentl
A team of BASF catalysis researchers were recognized by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, USA, with the prestigious 2023 Edison Patent Award. They received the award in the environmental category for their patent addressing adsorbents and methods of making and using adsorbents.-
November 2023
- BASF partners with Oriental Yuhong for solar rooftop solutions in China
IOptimized formulations of Tinuvin® and Chimassorb® to improve TPOmembranes used in rooftop solar systems
- Enhanced TPO membranes to meet newly updated national standard Oktober 2023
- BASF publishes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on polyamides from chemically recycled or renewable raw materials in mozzarella packagingn
Panel-reviewed LCA study comparing different formats and raw materials in a packaging life cycle - Flexible multi-layer packaging using sustainable feedstock with highest reduction in CO2 emissions - August 2023
- Battery materials meet recycling: BASF is the first company to establish a co-located battery materials and recycling center
Inauguration of first state-of-the-art high-performance cathode active materials production plant in Germany (Schwarzheide) - Kick off for world-class battery recycling plant to produce black mass in Europe in the most sustainable way - July 2023
- BASF and thyssenkrupp Uhde cooperate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
BASF supplies high-performance catalysts for thyssenkrupp Uhde’s leading EnviNOx® technology for N2O and NOx abatement - June 2023
- CPGC and BASF accelerate onboard CO2 capture system development
CPGC is developing an advanced onboard CO2 capture system based onBASF’s OASE® blue gas treatment technology - BASF’s technology contributing to sustainability and cost savings forCO2 capture in maritime exhaust gas application - June 2023
- Consistently sustainable: Updated method published for entire
BASF product portfolio
Sustainability assessment method TripleS (Sustainable Solution Steering) comprehensively updated - May 2023
- Rethinking cooling the sustainable way
GLYSANTIN® engine coolants available as biomass balanced solutions in European aftermarket Dedicated solutions to support technologies of future mobility - May 2023
- BASF at interpack 2023: Shaping the future of the packaging
industry with sustainable solutions
Trade fair for packaging from May 4 to 10, 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany - BASF continues “Plastics Journey” for a more sustainable plastics
industry April 2023
- Y&H named as agent for BASF Temperature Sensing solutions in
Türkiye
Agreement covers BASF Temperature Sensing solutions for the glass
industry in Türkiye the like as optical pyrometers, thermocouples and calibration
services, plus recycling spent thermocouples - April 2023
- BASF and Tenova Advanced Technologies
enter into a joint development agreement for
efficient recycling of lithium-ion batteries
• Process for recovering all valuable metals, including lithium, from “black
mass” resulting from the mechanical upstream battery recycling processt
• Tenova’s proprietary technology allows efficient recovery of lithium from
end-of-life batteries and battery production scrap - March 2023
- ExxonMobil awards BASF Durasorb™ Cryo-HRU with technology qualification for LNG pre-treatment
Durasorb Cryo-HRU enables cost savings from utilizing a dual-purpose technology and helps to decrease the CO2 footprint of LNG production - January 2023
- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology of BASF receives certification for Good In Vitro Method Practices
• First certification by the Institute for In Vitro Sciences based on the guidance document published by the OECD
• Good In Vitro Method Practices increases the quality in data generated by in vitro test methods and confidence in data generated by newly developed non-animal test methodsGood In Vitro Method Practices increases the quality in data generated by in vitro test methods and confidence in data generated by newly developed non-animal test methods - October 2022
- BASF and GS Engineering and Construction intend to jointly develop modular solutions for Carbon Capture
One-stop solution from specialized engineering services, carbon capture,project financing to storage and utilization - BASF’s OASE® blue process technology contributes to sustainability andcost savings for CO2 capture from flue gas -
October 2022
- Chemical industry agrees on global standard for calculating product carbon footprint
As part of the joint initiative “Together for Sustainability” (TfS), 37 companies from the chemical industry, including BASF, have agreed on a global guideline for calculating product carbon footprints (PCFs). Product carbon footprints are an important information for steering emissions in the value chain.- September 2022
- BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries collaborate on Carbon
Capture & Storage onboard maritime vessels
• Supporting International Maritime Organization’s target to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by at least 40% by 2030
• BASF’s OASE ® blue technology contributing to sustainability and cost savings for CO 2 capture in flue gas application
•Samsung Heavy Industry to evaluate feasibility of installing the gas treatment technology onboard maritime vessels - September 2022
- Progress in enabling plastics circularity at Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2022
High-performance solutions target three key stages of the mechanical recycling process: sorting, washing and reprocessing - June 2022
- BASF and thyssenkrupp Uhde optimize STAR process®
dehydrogenation technology and demonstrate significant
sustainability benefits
Proprietary process to produce propylene from propane feedstocks, or isobutylene
from iso-butane feedstocks - Reduction of CO2 emissions and operating costs through lower energy
consumption by up to 30% - April 2022
- BASF and NEVEON co-operate on mattress recycling
BASF and foam specialist NEVEON are working together to further develop the recycling of mattresses. The aim is to establish a closed product loop for mattresses. Currently, discarded mattresses are mainly thermally recycled or disposed of in landfills - February 2022
- BASF and Heraeus to form a joint venture offering world-class precious metal recycling solutions in China
BASF and Heraeus have agreed to form a joint venture (BASF: 50%; Heraeus: 50%) to recover precious metals from spent automotive catalysts - in Pinghu, China - start of operations in 2023 - February 2022
- BASF partners with China BlueChemical and Wuhuan Engineering to develop new technology for use of CO2 rich marine gas
Marine gas, unlike the commercial natural gas, contains high concentrations of CO2. The gas needs CO2 removal to be usable for downstream large-scale applications. The process of separating CO2 from natural gas not only increases energy consumption, but also contributes to yield loss and direct carbon emissions. These issues limit the systematic development and utilization of natural gas with high CO2 content. - February 2022
- 50 years of BASF’s gas treatment in industrial scale
The purification of gases has a long tradition at BASF since the development of the Haber-Bosch process. Fifty years ago – in 1971 – the company started up an ammonia plant at its Ludwigshafen site using a new gas scrubbing technology that has revolutionized industrial gas purification ever since - November 2021
- BASF introduces IrgaCycle™, new additive solutions for mechanical recycling of plastics
IrgaCycle™ improves the properties of mechanically recycled plastics for different target industries - Novel plastic additive combinations for recyclers, compounders and converters - September 2021
- BASF drives innovation with new global Catalyst Development and Solids Processing Center
New center strengthens innovation leadership of chemical catalysts portfolio. As part of this strategy, BASF is building a new pilot plant center at its Ludwigshafen site. - August 2021
- Eni and BASF launch joint R&D initiative to reduce the CO2 footprint of the transportation sector
Both companies collaborate to develop sustainable technology to produce
bio-propanol from industrial residues - Innovative technology focuses on making use of a by-product of bio-diesel production - August 2021
- BASF expands chemical catalyst recycling capacity and capability erweitert Kapazität und Fähigkeit zum Recycling von Chemiekatalysatoren
The site recycles precious metals from industrial scrap, primarily chemical catalysts, - July 2021
- New battery recycling prototype plant in Schwarzheide, Germany
Use of innovative technology for extractinglithium,nickel, cobalt and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteriesand production scrap - July 2021
- Institute cyclos-HTP certifies the recyclability of multilayer films with polyamide 6
In addition to confirming the recycling compatibility of PA6 in the waste stream of flexible polyethylene packaging, cyclos-HTP has also classified PE/PA6 multilayer films as fully recyclable materials under certain conditions - June 2021
- Target of net zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050
Based on the most recent progress in developing low-emissionand CO2-free technologies, the company is also significantly raising its medium-term 2030 target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions - April 2021
- BASF, SABIC and Linde join forces to realize the world’s first electrically heated steam cracker furnace
The partners have already jointly worked on concepts to use renewable electricity instead of the fossil fuel gas typically used for the heating process. With this innovative approach focusing on one of the petrochemical industries’ core processes, the parties strive to offer a promising solution to significantly contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions within the chemical industry. - April 2021
- Outdoor pants made of old tires
Polyamides based on chemically recycled tires form the basis for robust outdoor pants - the new product line of the outdoor apparel company VAUDE will be available in stores from March 2022,- March 2021
- BASF invests in biotechnology start-up Bota Bio
Bota Bio, founded in 2019, is developing a proprietary next-generation biotechnology platform which enables sustainable and economical production of high value products for a broad array of industrial applications. Examples are sweeteners, vitamins, personal care or crop protection products - March 2021
- BASF achieved its 2020 Palm Commitment
BASF reached an important milestone on its path toward sustainable palm. The company achieved its commitment to procure palm (kernel) oils exclusively from sources certified by the RSPO by 2020.- March 2021
- BASF and Siemens Energy to cooperate in the field of Carbon Management
Strategic partnership for industrial use of low-CO2 technologies - Focus on hydrogen production, heat pumps and power grid upgrade - February 2021
- »BASF leading in water management, forest and climate protection according to CDP
The non-profit organization CDP (formerly “Carbon Disclosure Project”) has once again rated BASF as one of the world’s leading companies for its water management and climate protection measures - January 2021
- Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel sign cooperation agreement on battery recycling
This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to reuse the critical metals present in used batteries - März 2020
- BASF wants to promote more women in leadership positions
By 2030, BASF wants to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions to 30 percent worldwide. At the end of 2019, the proportion of female managers was 23.0 percent (2018: 21.7 percent). In 2015, BASF had set itself the target of increasing the proportion of women in leadership roles to 22 to 24 percent as of 2021, which it achieved ahead of schedule at the end of 2019.
- Schwarzheide, Germany, a location for cathode active material production in Europe - Further investments in Europe to strengthen global leadership position for battery materials for electric vehicles - February 2020
- New Ultradur® grade improves the properties of PVC-window profiles - Modern insulation is a key to effective climate protection,- BASF has developed an Ultradur® that can be used for co-extrusion with PVC and is now available with a significantly improved property profile - January 2020
- jointly to drive chemical recycling of
mixed plastic waste - BASF SE (“BASF”) is to invest €20 million into Quantafuel, a specialist for pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and purification of pyrolysis oil - October 2019
- Eramet, BASF and SUEZ partner to develop an innovative closed-loop process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries - €4.7 million will be committed by the EU and the three members to develop the process and to structure a well-integrated recycling industry - September 2019
- Qatargas and BASF sign gas treating technology license agreement for LNG trains - Impurities such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), from the natural gas stream will be removed - April 2019
- BASF for the first time makes products with chemically recycled plastics - Plastic waste as a source of raw materials - December 2018
- BASF and GAC R&D Center co-develop concept cars for future mobility -
Solutions to help transform electric concept car from design to reality -
November 2018
- Methanol production according to the biomass balance approach - Production with second generation renewable raw materials - November 2018
- New solvent to decrease sulfur emissions - The innovative technology improves the selective removal of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) - October 2018
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