BASF secures world demand for Hydroxylamine Free Base (HAFB)
"By choosing our Ludwigshafen site we have opted for the fastest possibility to secure world demand in order to support our customers. The possibility of building a new plan in our main market USA is still open and will be investigated again if justified by the evolution of the market" said Hans Bartels, the head of the inorganics marketing unit.
BASF is at present the only producer of HAFB. Already in September, BASF has increased its capacity by 1,000 metric tons p.a. with debottlenecking measures.
HAFB is used especially for cleaning semiconductors, as a building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and in the treatment of metal surfaces.
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