BASF to divest shares in its two joint ventures in Korla, China

Accelerated divestment due to higher carbon footprint and human rights concerns

13-Feb-2024 - In the fourth quarter of 2023, BASF started the process to divest its shares in the two joint venture companies BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China. As part of BASF’s global strategy for 1,4-butanediol (BDO), BASF ...

Biofuels from the brewery?

Separating beer waste into proteins for foods, and fiber for biofuels

07-Apr-2021 - Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain. Once all the flavor has been extracted from barley and other grains, what's left is a protein- and fiber-rich powder that is typically used in cattle feed or put ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

05-Dec-2016 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products: 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) + 50 EUR/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 75 EUR/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 100 EUR/mt N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone ...

BASF to increase capacity for butanediol at its Geismar site

Global capacity to increase to 670,000 metric tons of butanediol per year

23-Jan-2015 - BASF will increase its production capacities for the chemical intermediate 1,4-butanediol (BDO) by 10% at its site in Geismar/Louisiana as of 2016. The company will then have a global capacity of BDO of 670,000 metric tons per year. Additionally, BASF looks into further measures to strengthen and ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives in Europe

28-Mar-2014 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its selling prices for the following products: 1,4 Butandiol (BDO) + 60 EUR/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 80 EUR/mt Polytetramethylenetherglykol (PolyTHF®) + 80 EUR/mt

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

03-Dec-2013 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase its selling prices for the following products in Europe: 1,4 Butanediol (BDO): +50 Euro/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF): +70 Euro/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®): +70 Euro/ mt

BASF to increase global capacities for butanediol and PolyTHF

Annual butanediol capacity will reach 650,000 metric tons

11-Jul-2013 - BASF will increase its global capacities for producing the chemical intermediate 1,4‑butanediol (BDO) and the BDO derivative PolyTHF® (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol, PTMEG) within the coming two years. BASF’s annual BDO capacity will rise from 535,000 to 650,000 metric tons, its ...

BASF plans production of butanediol from renewable feedstock using Genomatica technology

13-May-2013 - BASF plans to begin production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using the patented process of Genomatica, San Diego, California. The one-step fermentation process is based on sugars as a renewable feedstock. The license agreement allows BASF to build a world-scale ...

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives in Europe

07-Mar-2013 - With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF SE will increase its European selling prices for the following products 1,4 Butanediol (BDO) + 80 EUR/mt Tetrahydrofuran (THF) + 50 EUR/mt Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PolyTHF®) + 50 EUR/mt N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) + ...

BASF and Markor plan to establish joint ventures for butanediol and polytetrahydrofuran in China

06-Mar-2013 - BASF and Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (Markor) plan to establish two joint ventures for the production of butanediol (BDO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF® , chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol ) in Korla, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Northwest China. The joint ...