German chemical giant BASF factory explodes violently global chemical industry supply or tightening

At about 11:30 a.m local time on the 17th, a violent explosion occurred in the chemical plant of BASF Group, a German chemical giant, located in Ludwigshafen The media relations department of BASF Group said that as of 19:15 of the same day, the explosion had killed two BASF Group employees, another six were seriously injured, many were slightly injured, and the whereabouts of two people were unknown The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment Meanwhile, the fire caused by the explosion has not been put out BASF Group is the largest chemical enterprise in Germany, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland pfartz in southwest Germany There are large chemical plants on the West Bank of Rhine River in the north of the city The explosion that morning occurred in the north of the plant, near gate 15 After the explosion, a large number of fire rescue personnel and police arrived at the scene, and the area from gate 13 to Gate 15 was blocked Staff said that in the afternoon, surrounding residents came to inquire about the explosion, and they were mainly concerned about whether the explosion would bring harm to the surrounding environment BASF Group said that no harmful chemicals had been detected in the surrounding air and soil Nevertheless, the group and local police have called on residents to avoid going out and close doors and windows BASF Group said that the explosion occurred on the same day is a chemical raw material transportation pipeline, the pipeline has been cut off, steam cracking units and other related devices have been closed According to the data, BASF's products mainly include chemicals, plastics, specialty products, agricultural products, fine chemicals and crude oil and natural gas It can be predicted that BASF's accident will lead to a short-term tightening of global chemical products supply In recent years, BASF has focused on the development of petrochemical integration, taking ethylene cracking as the leader, bringing out a series of products, and the upstream project products are the raw materials of the downstream project, so as to achieve the integrated development BASF now has two integrated bases in Ludwigshafen and Antwerp, and plans to build two more in China and North America Earlier, China Petroleum News reported that BASF will build a world-class acetylene production unit at Ludwigshafen base in Germany, and the new unit will replace the existing one and be put into operation by the end of 2019 The accident may also affect the construction of the device.