BASF Chemical Project
BASF’s main production sites are located in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Chongqing. By the end of 2020, BASF had six major production bases in Greater China, comprising a total of 27 plants.
01BASF Shanghai Caojing Site
Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, located in Caojing, Shanghai. As of the end of 2020, it operated a total of 16 production facilities.
Main Products:
PolyTHF®, toluene diisocyanate (TDI), diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), polyisocyanate (Basonat®), precious metal salts and solutions, automotive coatings, resins and electrophoretic paints, polyamide polymers, process catalysts, antioxidants, etc. BASF Shanghai Pudong Innovation Park
Located in Gaoqiao Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai. As of the end of 2020, it operated nine production units and one wastewater treatment facility.
Main Products:
New materials include Ultramid® (polyamide, PA), Ultradur® (polybutylene terephthalate, PBT), polyurethane compounds, Elastollan® Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), Cellasto® Microcellular polyurethane elastomers, acrylic dispersions and polymer colorants, cleaning agents, metal complex dyes, leather auxiliaries, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), municipal and industrial wastewater treatment agents, 3D printing materials, automotive emission catalysts, etc. 03BASF Nanjing Verbund Site
Located in the Jiangbei New Materials Science and Technology Park in Nanjing. By the end of 2020, it operated a total of 33 production units.
Main Products:
Low-density polyethylene, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene glycol, polystyrene, acrylic acid and acrylic esters, nonionic surfactants, superabsorbent polymers, n-butanol, isobutanol, 2-propylheptanol, butadiene, polyisobutylene, etc. 04BASF Nanjing Site
Located in the Jiangbei New Materials Science and Technology Park in Nanjing. As of the end of 2020, it operated a total of eight production units.
Main Products:
Ammine flocculant, polyetheramine, dimethylaminopropylamine, anionic polyacrylamide, cationic polyacrylamide, coating additives, tert-butylamine, acrylamide powder, 1,2-propanediamine, octylamine. 05BASF Chongqing Site
Located in the Chongqing Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone.
Primary Equipment:
Methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), with an annual production capacity of 400,000 tons. 06BASF Zhanjiang Integrated Site
Located in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province.
Primary Equipment:
Includes a steam cracker with an annual ethylene production capacity of 1 million tons, along with multiple downstream production units for consumer-market products.
The first batch of facilities is scheduled to commence operations in 2022, primarily producing engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The entire base is projected to be completed by 2030.
On April 21, 2022, Nanjing hosted a signing ceremony for major investment projects and regional headquarters of central state-owned enterprises. Jiangbei New Area secured nine projects with a total investment of 36.63 billion yuan, including the Yangzi BASF Integrated Phase 2.8 Project.
The Yangzi BASF Integrated Phase 2.8 Project plans an investment of RMB 2.925 billion. Key construction components include: Expansion of the existing ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) plant’s PEO unit; New construction of Propionic Acid 3 (PA3), propionaldehyde 2 (PALD2), ethanolamine 2 (EOA2), ethyleneamine 2 (EEA2), and tert-butyl acrylate (TBA1) units. Current and post-expansion production capacities of Yangba Company are detailed in Table 1.
Table 1: Current Production Capacity and Post-Completion Capacity
Given the current production conditions and market supply-demand dynamics, Yangzi BASF requires further adjustments to its product portfolio and optimization and extension of its existing ethylene value chain. In accordance with the strategic deployment of Sinopec and BASF, Yangzi BASF has initiated the construction of the integrated Phase 2.8 expansion project.
Yangzi-BASF Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Yangzi BASF) is a large petrochemical enterprise jointly established by Sinopec and Germany’s BASF. In September 2001, the company commenced construction of an integrated petrochemical base, achieving full commercial operation in June 2005. In September 2009, the company initiated its Phase II project, expanding the steam cracking unit and the existing ethylene oxide plant while constructing new facilities including an ethylene oxide purification unit and new production units for the ethylene oxide derivatives value chain. Commercial operations commenced in January 2012.
