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BASF experts publish research paper on Life cycle impact assessment of microplastics as one component of marine plastic debris

Plastic waste is a global challenge, especially if it ends up in the oceans. In marine environment, plastics are fragmented into microplastics and degrade over centuries. But there is little scientific evidence about impacts of microplastics on the marine environment and how this evidence can be integrated into Life cycle assessments (LCA) of products.
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Trade News | November 7, 2024

The Carbon Trust verifies four BASF intermediates with a lower than market average product carbon footprint

The globally recognized climate change organization and product carbon footprint (PCF) verifier “the Carbon Trust” has verified the BASF products 1,6-hexanediol (HDO), formic acid (FA), propionic acid (PA) and neopentyl glycol (NPG). The products have therefore achieved the Carbon Trust label and Lower than Market claim. This confirms that the products have a cradle-to-gate PCF that is demonstrably lower than the market average for fossil-based equivalent products. The verification is valid until May 2026. For PA and NPG, the verification only applies to the European production.
Business & Financial News | November 5, 2024

BASF partners with Acies Bio to drive sustainable production of Personal and Home Care ingredients

Ludwigshafen, Germany and Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 5, 2024 – BASF and Acies Bio, one of Europe’s leading biotechnology companies, have entered into a transformative partnership to further develop a platform for fermentation technology from methanol for the production of fatty alcohols. Fatty alcohols are essential building blocks for several ingredients in the home and personal care markets, in particular surfactants. Acies Bio’s biotechnological expertise complements BASF’s drive for innovative solutions and contributes to shaping a more sustainable future.
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Trade News | October 29, 2024

KASK safety helmets with internal shell produced from Neopor® Ccycled® by BASF

Ludwigshafen, Germany / Chiuduno, Italy – KASK, the iconic Italian helmet brand, is using expandable polystyrene (EPS) granules Neopor® Ccycled® from BASF for the production of safety helmets for workers. In the manufacturing process of Neopor® Ccycled® fossil feedstocks are replaced by pyrolysis oil obtained from recycled post-consumer plastic waste through chemical recycling at the very beginning of the BASF value chain using the mass balance approach. This way, BASF is able to offer Neopor® Ccycled® with a Product Carbon Footprint reduced by approximately 90% compared to conventional Neopor®. KASK is now using this more sustainable EPS to produce the internal shell of the Primero series as well as the internal shell of the Zenith X and Superplasma safety helmet series from the end of October 2024. These products feature the same high quality and safety performance and an improved product carbon footprint in comparison to using conventional EPS. By choosing these product series, which together cover the majority of helmets sold, KASK is able to make a positive impact on the circular economy.
From left: Gautam Reddy K, CEO, AM Green Ammonia; Mahesh Kolli, Group President, AM Green; Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and Alexander Gerding, Managing Director, BASF India and Head, BASF Group Companies India.
Trade News | October 28, 2024

BASF and AM Green enter MoU to jointly evaluate opportunities in low-carbon chemicals in India and for the offtake of 100,000 tons of green ammonia annually

BASF and AM Green B.V. have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate and develop business opportunities for low-carbon chemicals produced exclusively with renewable energy, and the corresponding value chains in India.
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BASF expects an increasing demand for products for the energy-efficient renovation of buildings and is expanding the production capacity of its graphite-based insulating raw material Neopor® at the Ludwigshafen site by 50,000 metric tons per year by the beginning of 2027. Insulation materials made of Neopor® are an important contribution to energy savings and to reducing CO2 emissions. 
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Trade News | October 24, 2024

BASF invests in increasing production capacity of Neopor® at Ludwigshafen site

BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site by expanding the production capacity of Neopor® by 50,000 metric tons per year. This increase is aimed at meeting the growing market demand for the grey insulation material. The start-up of the new production facilities is scheduled for early 2027.