Ludwigshafen
Your contact for media.
Here are your contacts for Media Relations at the BASF Ludwigshafen site.
We can provide the information you need quickly and directly - just contact us.
Dr.
Kristina Winzen
Vice President Site Communications Ludwigshafen
Sven Heppes
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Head of External Communication and Press Ludwigshafen Site
Press Contact Ludwigshafen
Helena Volk
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Human Resources BASF SE, Dialog Formats
Florian Fabian
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Energy and climate at the site, Infrastructure, Technology
Katja Krauser
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Corporate History, ESH Topics
Hannes Wulf
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Corporate Citizenship
Ulla Spengler
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Education, Visitor Center
Valeska Kunz
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Logistics, Gastronomy
Leon Göllner
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
Art & Culture, BASF inside

![Steam cracker II, the largest individual plant at BASF's Ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of 13 soccer fields. The steam cracker is also the heart of BASF's Verbund production strategy. This giant plant has been operating since 1981 and uses steam to crack naphtha at about 850°C [1,562°F]. This process leads primarily to ethylene and propylene, both indispensable feedstocks for manufacturing numerous products in Ludwigshafen. Steam cracker II, the largest individual plant at BASF's Ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of 13 soccer fields. The steam cracker is also the heart of BASF's Verbund production strategy. This giant plant has been operating since 1981 and uses steam to crack naphtha at about 850°C [1,562°F]. This process leads primarily to ethylene and propylene, both indispensable feedstocks for manufacturing numerous products in Ludwigshafen.](/api/imaging/focalarea/16x9/210x/dam/jcr%3A27871baf-97a4-3acc-9fe7-b4a54eaa24e3/3_Verbundstandort_Ludwigshafen_Steamcracker.jpg)