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BASF announces new plastic additives plant in China

13/03/2017
BASF is investing more than €200 million globally to increase its production network for plastic additives. Part of this is a plan to build a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai. This plant, with an annual capacity of 42,000 tonnes, will produce antioxidants and associated forms and blends. It is expected to be completed in 2019, with commercial production to start by early 2020.

“Asia, and particularly the Chinese market, offer significant growth opportunities, driven by diverse applications,” said Hermann Althoff, senior vice-president of BASF’s performance chemicals unit in Asia. “The plant will be built to reach high environmental standards and have one of the most efficient production processes.”

Antioxidants help prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures, and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to UV light. Oxidation can cause loss of impact strength, elongation, surface cracks and discoloration of the material.


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