Verbund sites worldwide

The largest Verbund site in BASF Group is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The Verbund concept was developed and optimized here and later applied to other sites around the world.

In its home market of Europe, BASF additionally operates a Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The cornerstones of BASF’s presence in the important North American chemical market are the sites in Geismar, Louisiana and Freeport, Texas, both of which operate according to the Verbund principle. These sites are further strengthened by the steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas. In the fast growing Asia Pacific market, BASF operates three Verbund sites in Kuantan, Malaysia, Nanjing, China and Zhanjiang, China.

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Facts and Figures on our Verbund sites

With 10 square kilometers of plant grounds in the heart of Europe, the Ludwigshafen site is the largest contiguous chemical complex in the world. A dense network of around 200 production facilities provides particularly favorable conditions for manufacturing complex and highly refined products. As a technology platform and center of excellence for the BASF Group, the site is a key source of innovation in products, methods, and processes.
Ludwigshafen, Germany
  • Largest chemical complex in the world and largest BASF Verbund site
  • Established: 1865
  • Production facilities: around 125 production facilities with around 200 production plants
  • Area: 10 km²
  • Pipelines: around 2,850 km
BASF Group's second most important production center is located in Antwerp, in the north of Belgium. The Verbund site is directly connected to the North Sea, the Port of Antwerp and the European hinterland.  BASF Antwerp is about six square kilometers large and includes around 50 plants, bundled into 15 integrated production clusters.
Antwerp, Belgium
  • Second-largest BASF Verbund site
  • Established: 1964
  • Production facilities: 16 plant clusters, 31 plants, 46 assets
  • Area: 6 km²
  • Pipelines: 580 km
The 220 hectare Verbund site in Nanjing is approximately one-third of the size of the Ludwigshafen site.  BASF-YPC Co. Ltd. is a 50:50 joint venture between BASF and SINOPEC with a total investment volume of $2.9 billion.
Nanjing, China
  • Established: 2005
  • Production plants: 33
  • Area: 2.42 km²
  • Pipelines: 434 km*, 736 km**
Aerial view of the Verbund site in Zhanjiang.
Zhanjiang, China
  • Third-largest BASF Verbund site
  • Officially inaugurated in March 2026
  • Production plants: 18
  • Area: ~4 km²
Oxo-syngas plant at the Verbund site in Kuantan.
Kuantan, Malaysia
  • Established: 1997
  • Production plants: 16
  • Area: around 1.5 km²
  • Pipelines: 450 km (surface), 30 km (underground)
BASF's Freeport, Texas Verbund site is the leading producer of basic chemicals, intermediates and fiber products. Propylene from BASF's steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas is used to manufacture acrylic acid, a key starting material for numerous other products.
Freeport, Texas, USA
  • Established: 1958
  • Production plants: 26
  • Area: 1.93 km²
  • Pipelines: 290 km
Geismar Verbund Site, North America
Geismar, Louisiana, USA
  • Established: 1958
  • Production plants: 32
  • Area: 9.27 km²
  • Pipelines: 294 km*, 1,253 km**

* outside of the plant production area
** inside the plant production area