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BASF today (March 26, 2026) celebrated the official inauguration of its newly built, world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Covering an area of around four square kilometers, it is more than a major BASF project in the chemical growth market of China. “Zhanjiang shows what the future of chemistry looks like: efficient, digital and sustainable by design. The site showcases a smart integrated Verbund structure on an industrial scale,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, CEO of BASF, at the ceremony attended by representatives from government, customers, business partners and employees. 

BASF is increasing prices on its commodity amines portfolio in Europe by up to 30%, with certain products subject to higher increase, effective immediately or as existing contracts permit. This portfolio comprises Ethanolamines, Ethyleneamines, Isopropanolamines, Methylamines, N,N-Dimethylethanolamine, (DMEOA), 3-(Dimethylamino) propylamine (DMAPA), Dimethylformamide (DMF), Propylamines and Ethylamines.

BASF’s Intermediates division has advanced its sustainability strategy by converting the entire portfolio of acid chlorides and chloroformates manufactured at its Ludwigshafen site to using 100 percent renewable electricity credits.

Eurofins Agro and trinamiX GmbH announce a significant expansion of their joint mobile forage analysis solution, delivering broader geographic availability and enhanced analytical capabilities designed to support dairy and cattle farmers in optimizing feed efficiency, animal health, and farm profitability.