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BASF to boost production of ‘in demand’ intermediate

04/09/2018
Chemicals group BASF is to increase the production capacity of 1,6-Hexanediol (HDO) at its Ludwigshafen site by more than 50%, taking its total annual output of the intermediate to 70,000 tonnes by 2021.

HDO adds value in many applications, BASF said, by giving hydrolysis resistance, flexibility, adhesion and weatherability to the end-products. BASF customers use the intermediate to formulate polyurethane and other materials.

Dr Andrea Frenzel, president of BASF’s intermediates division, said at the time of the announcement: “By increasing our HDO production capacity, we will continue to support the fast-growing customer demand for high-quality HDO formulations globally. The expansion is in line with the general trend for high-performance and environmentally friendly technologies.”


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