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October 24, 2025

BASF and Sinopec reach mutual alignment on product carbon footprint methodologies for chemical products; unified standards enable the industry’s green transformation

BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) jointly announce that their respective methodologies for calculating product carbon footprints (PCF) of chemical products are consistent in terms of the requirements related to core elements during the 2025 China Petroleum and Chemical International Conference (CPCIC) hosted by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF). The two parties have reached a mutual alignment on methodology at a framework level, taking the lead in establishing a mechanism of mutual trust in PCF data of chemical products between Chinese and international companies. This achievement marks a key milestone in Sino-German cooperation on low-carbon transformation, and sets a new benchmark for the standardization of PCF calculation within the global chemical industry.

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October 22, 2025

BASF Aroma Ingredients launches new Isobionics^® natural lime flavor ingredient with high purity

Geleen, Netherlands – Isobionics^®, the innovative BASF Aroma Ingredients biotechnology brand, is launching a new natural product on the flavor market. Isobionics® Natural alpha-Farnesene 95 is the latest addition to the company's natural flavor ingredient portfolio for lime applications.

October 20, 2025

BASF inaugurates new NPG plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site and launches NEOL® NPG with reduced product carbon footprint

BASF’s Intermediates division has inaugurated a new neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant at the Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. Following the start-up of the new plant with an annual production capacity of 80,000 metric tons, BASF’s global NPG capacity increases from 255,000 to 335,000 metric tons annually, strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading NPG manufacturers. NPG is an intermediate mainly used in the production of powder coating resins. The first customer delivery was made in October.

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October 17, 2025

BASF Coatings partners with Xiaomi to co-create 100 car colors and redefine automotive aesthetics

BASF Coatings hat eine erweiterte Zusammenarbeit mit Xiaomi bekanntgegeben, um in den kommenden drei Jahren 100 neue Automobilfarbtöne mitzuentwickeln.

October 16, 2025

BASF celebrates expansion and 10^th anniversary of DMAPA and PEA production in Nanjing, China

BASF today celebrated the expansion and 10^th anniversary of its 3-(dimethylamino)propylamine (DMAPA) and polyetheramine (PEA) production at BASF’s Nanjing site. With the startup of the expanded plants in July 2025, the site’s annual DMAPA production capacity has nearly doubled, while PEA capacity has increased by approximately 25%.