• First power generated by Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm
  The wind farm is located in the North Sea about 18-35 kilometers off the coast between The Hague and Zandvoort and is owned by BASF, Vattenfall and Allianz.- August 2022
  
  
• BASF to build commercial scale battery recycling black mass plant in Schwarzheide, Germany
  BASF will close the loop from end-of-life batteries to CAM for new batteries, enabling a circular economy and reduced CO2 footprint - July 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
  
  

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