BASF Plans New Plastic Additives Plant in China

As part of a €200 million effort to increase its global plastic additives production network, BASF is investing in the construction of a new plastic additives manufacturing site in Shanghai, China, the German company announced Tuesday.

The plant, projected to be completed in 2019, will have an annual capacity of 42,000 tn when commercial production begins in 2020, producing antioxidants and associated forms and blends, the company said.

“Asia, and particularly the Chinese market, offer significant growth opportunities, driven by diverse applications including packaging, construction, consumer goods, automotive, and many more,” Hermann Althoff, senior vice president of BASF’s Performance Chemicals unit in Asia Pacific, said in a statement. “The plant will be built to reach high environmental standards and have one of the most efficient production processes.”

It’s location in Shanghai is also close to the firms regional application center, which provides technical support to polymer producers in the area, Althoff said.

Antioxidents are used in high-temperature plastics processing to prevent thermal oxidation reactions, a cause of strength loss, enlongatoin, and cracks on the surface as the material is exposed to UV light. 

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