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BASF’s carbon capture technology OASE® blue has been selected by CCAT for the CCS project at Taipower’s Taichung power plant (Taiwan).
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Trade News | May 7, 2025

BASF’s OASE® blue supports CCAT in carbon capture and storage project at Taiwan power plant

BASF has signed a license agreement with Carbon Cap Applications Technology Co. (CCAT) to provide its OASE® blue gas treatment technology for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at the Taichung Power Plant Carbon Reduction Technology Park, operated by Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), Taiwan’s largest electricity provider.
For sustainable food packaging, Metpack, Istanbul, now offers paper and board which is certified home-compostable and coated with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6.
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Trade News | May 6, 2025

Metpack and BASF cooperate to demonstrate certified home-compostable, coated paper for food packaging

 

For sustainable food packaging, the extrusion coating specialist Metpack, Istanbul, now offers coated paper and paperboard which is certified home-compostable according to DIN EN 13432. Metpack’s paper Ezycompost benefits from a coating with BASF’s ecovio® 70 PS14H6. The biopolymer is certified home-compostable (EN 13432 and AS 5810) and adds several advantages to paper for food packaging: It is food-contact approved (FDA) and shows excellent barrier properties against liquids, fats, grease, and mineral oil as well as temperature stability at boiling water (up to 100°C). This combination of proven compostability and excellent performance gives paper packaging manufacturers and food brands the certainty that food packaging articles made of Ezycompost can be safely used by consumers and create no persistent mircoplastics in home compost after usage.
BASF-Fahnen am Standort Ludwigshafen
Business & Financial News | May 5, 2025

Strong footprint in all regions gives BASF resilience; EBITDA before special items nearly at prior-year quarter level

“In the first quarter of 2025, BASF held its position in an increasingly challenging environment. EBITDA before special items was at about the level of the prior-year quarter and was in line with average analyst estimates,” said BASF’s Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dirk Elvermann at the presentation of the first-quarter results in a conference call for analysts and investors. He stressed the economic benefits of having production assets in all key regions worldwide. In light of the recent market developments around the U.S. tariff announcements, Elvermann said: “We produce locally for the local markets. Especially in these challenging times, this makes us more resilient than others and is a competitive advantage.”
Trade News | April 29, 2025

BASF invests in new semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid plant in Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen, Germany – April 29, 2025 – BASF will expand its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which is an essential ultra-pure chemical. The new production facility at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany will feature cutting-edge purity capabilities to serve growing demand for advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing across Europe. Operations are expected to start by 2027, coinciding with the capacity expansion of key customers. The BASF investment will be in a high double-digit million-euro range.
Yusuke Utaka (left) of Hagihara Industries and Dai Watanabe (right) of BASF Japan, avid football fans, kick back on the synthetic turf field enhanced with BASF’s Tinuvin®.
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Trade News | April 22, 2025

BASF and Hagihara Industries collaborate to deliver highly durable artificial grass for sports fields

BASF, a global leader in chemical innovation, and Hagihara Industries, Inc., a leading synthetic fiber producer in Japan, have joined forces to develop highly durable polyolefin yarns for artificial turf used in sports arenas, including football stadiums, baseball fields, and tennis courts. After three years of collaborative research and development, the two companies have created an advanced formulation with a series of Tinuvin® grades that significantly enhances the durability of synthetic grass, making it less susceptible to damage from sun exposure and ensuring it retains its vibrant color.