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Business & Financial News | September 24, 2025

Groundbreaking ceremony at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site: next project phase for one of the most powerful heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation

BASF and its cooperation partner GIG Karasek held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony today at the Ludwigshafen site for one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation. Dr. Peter Menck, Head of the Department for Funding Programs for the Decarbonization of Industry and for Climate Protection Agreements at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, was present as construction officially began on a heat pump system that will contribute to the energy transformation of BASF’s main plant by electrifying steam production.
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Interpon D2525 was used on the aluminum curtain wall of The Shard in London, which is rated BREEAM Excellent – a globally recognized standard for assessing and certifying the sustainability of buildings and infrastructure. Photo: David Lichtneker
Trade News | September 11, 2025

BASF, AkzoNobel and Arkema team up to lower carbon footprint of architectural powder coatings

The carbon footprint of superdurable architectural powder coatings supplied by AkzoNobel’s Interpon brand is up to 40% lower, thanks to an ongoing value chain partnership with Arkema and BASF. It means the superdurable Interpon D range can now make an even bigger impact in helping to reduce embodied carbon over the whole lifecycle of a building.
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Trade News | March 31, 2025

BASF’s Care Chemicals division publishes its Responsible Sourcing Report for 2024

Ludwigshafen, Germany, March 31, 2025 – BASF’s Care Chemicals operating division today released the third edition of its Responsible Sourcing Report (RSR). The report shows the division’s progress in 2024 in the three pillars of sustainability – economy, environment and society. At the same time, it underscores BASF’s commitment to sustainability, demonstrating the company’s dedication to supporting smallholder farmers and promoting sustainable practices. BASF’s comprehensive sustainability statement can be found in the company’s Annual Report 2024.
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BASF engagiert sich aktiv für die Prävention von Verlusten von Kunststoffgranulaten, -flocken und -pulvern während ihrer Handhabung bei der Produktion, der Verarbeitung, dem Recycling und dem Transport im Rahmen des OCS Programms. Foto: BASF SE
Trade News | March 27, 2025

BASF receives Operation Clean Sweep® certification at all its European production sites for plastic pellets

All BASF's European production sites for engineering plastics, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, polyurethane, thermoplastics polyurethanes, polyamides and specialty polymers are now certified by independent third parties according to the Operation Clean Sweep ® (OCS) standard. 
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Trade News | March 27, 2025

loopamid now commercially available: BASF starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6

Ludwigshafen, Germany/Shanghai, China: BASF announced the start-up of the world’s first commercial loopamid® plant. 
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