BASF will build a neopentyl glycol plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China

BASF plans to invest in a new world-class neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant with an annual capacity of 80,000 metric tons
at the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China.
The new plant is expected to start operations in the fourth quarter of 2025, increasing BASF's global annual NPG production capacity from 255,000 metric tons to 335,000 metric tons, strengthening BASF's leading position
as a global NPG manufacturer.
BASF currently has NPG production plants
in Ludwigshafen, Germany, Freeport Texas, USA, and Nanjing and Jilin, China.

As an intermediate with high chemical and thermal stability, NPG is mainly used in the production of powder coating resins, especially in
the construction industry and in household appliance coating applications.
Due to the low volatile organic compound (VOC) content of powder coatings, they can help users meet VOC emission standards, and VOC emissions can be reduced by up to 50%
compared to liquid coatings.
NPG is also used in the manufacture of lubricants, plasticizers and pharmaceuticals
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Overview of BASF's main production sites in China

BASF currently has 28 major wholly-owned subsidiaries, seven major joint ventures and 24 sales offices in Greater China, with major production sites in Shanghai, Nanjing and Chongqing
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With an investment of more than €6 billion to date (more than €9 billion with partners), BASF's activities in Greater China include petrochemicals, intermediates, performance materials, monomers, dispersions and pigments, performance chemicals, catalysts, coatings, care chemicals, nutrition and health and agricultural solutions
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BASF Caojing site in Shanghai

The Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, had a total of 16 production units
in operation by the end of 2020.

Products: PolyTHF®, toluene diisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), polyisocyanate (Basonat®), precious metal salts and solutions, automotive coatings, resins and e-coatings, polyamide polymers, process catalysts, antioxidants, etc

BASF Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Innovation Park

Gaoqiao Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, had a total of nine production units and one wastewater treatment plant
by the end of 2020.

Products: New materials include Ultramid® (polyamide, PA), Ultradur® (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT), polyurethane compositions, Elastollan® thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), Cellasto® microcellular polyurethane elastomers, acrylic dispersions and polymer colorants, cleaning agents, metal complexing dyes, leather additives, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), municipal and industrial wastewater treatment agents, 3D printing materials, Motor vehicle emission catalysts, etc

BASF's Nanjing Verbund site

Nanjing Jiangbei New Material Science and Technology Park has operated a total of 33 sets of production equipment
by the end of 2020.

Products: LDPE, ethylene-vinyl acetate, ethylene glycol, polystyrene, acrylic and acrylates, nonionic surfactants, superabsorbent polymers, n-butanol, isobutanol, 2-propyl-heptanol, butadiene, polyisobutene, etc

BASF Nanjing site

Nanjing Jiangbei New Material Science and Technology Park has a total of eight production units
in operation by the end of 2020.

Products: amine flocculants, polyetheramine, dimethylaminopropylamine, anionic polyacrylamide, cationic polyacrylamide, coating additives, tert-butylamine, acrylamide powder, 1,2 propylenediamine, octylamine

BASF Chongqing site

Chongqing Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone
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Product: Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), with an annual output of 400,000 tons

BASF's Zhanjiang Verbund site

Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province
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Plants: Includes a steam cracker with an annual output of 1 million tons of ethylene and several downstream production plants
for the consumer market.

The first plant is scheduled to be operational in 2022, producing engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and the entire site is expected to be completed
in 2030.