BASF Caojing site

A major production site with one wholly-owned company and three joint ventures

Location: Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai

Key milestones:

• Established in 2002 
• First PolyTHF^® production in 2005
• Operating 16 production plants as of the end of 2021

Major companies:

• BASF Chemicals Co. Ltd. (wholly-owned)
• BASF Shanghai Coatings Co. Ltd. (joint venture with Shanghai Huayi Fine Chemical Co., Ltd)
• Shanghai BASF Polyurethane Company Limited (joint venture with several partners)

Products: Polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF^®), TDI (toluene diisocyanate), MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), polyisocyanate (Basonat^®), precious metals-based salts and solutions, automotive coatings, resins and electrocoat, polyamide polymerization and process catalysts and antioxidants