BASF Monomers

🌞 Hot summer, cool chemistry: Monomers at their best Summer roads need smarter solutions – Meet B2Last ☀️ As temperatures rise, so do the challenges for our roads. That’s where B2Last, our innovative bitumen additive, comes in.   🌡️ Why B2Last? ❗Superior deformation resistance: B2Last enhances rutting resistance, minimizing road deformations even under heavy traffic. ❗Heat Resilience: B2Last performs exceptionally well at extreme summer temperatures, reducing rutting and surface damage. ❗Longer Lifespan: Roads treated with B2Last last longer—even in the hottest conditions.   Let’s build roads that stand the heat. 🔥 #B2Last #RoadInnovation #SustainableInfrastructure #SmartMobility #SummerReady

✨ In our new product of the month series, we shine the spotlight on our BASF Monomers products. This July, we are focusing on Aniline, a raw material found not only in MDI, paints and rubber, but also in BASF's 'A'. If any product represents the combination of tradition and innovation at BASF, it is this basic chemical, which BASF has been producing for 160 years. Aniline is used within the BASF Verbund for the production of methylene diphenyl isocycanate (MDI), which is then mainly used to make rigid polyurethane foams for insulating refrigerators, freezers and buildings. Aniline is also used in paints and varnishes, and as an additive in rubber production. It also serves as an intermediate for other derivatives, including pharmaceuticals. BASF produces Aniline in Antwerp (Belgium), Caojing and Chongqing (China), Yeosu (South Korea) and Geismar (USA). Swipe to stroll through the virtual Aniline exhibition. #WeCreateChemistry #ChemicalIndustry #Monomers

A milestone for sustainable solutions in Italy! Together with our Italian distributor Resnova srl, we’re proud to announce the successful delivery of the brandnew renewable ammonia – achieving a PCF reduction of over 85%. This marks a major step forward in our shared commitment to climate action and sustainable innovation. 🔋 Renewable ammonia is a key enabler in the decarbonization of industrial processes. At BASF, we are actively driving the energy transition by developing solutions that reduce emissions and support a greener future. 🤝 With partners like Resnova, we’re striving towards a more sustainable future.   #BASF #Resnova #RenewableAmmonia #Decarbonization #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #GreenChemistry #Innovation  

Our experts in the BASF’s Monomers division specialize in all the different areas of our business to provide the best solutions for our customers. One of them is our Global Technology Manager Andrei Parvulescu, who is constantly improving our processes and plants thanks to his in-depth knowledge of catalysts. Most chemical processes are based on catalysts. At BASF, we use catalysts in more than 80% of our own production facilities. Even a small change in the catalyst can lead to huge positive impact in efficiency and sustainability of our plants. To make sure we’re always on top of the game, Andrei is closely connected to academic institutions, participates in conferences, publishes in journals and is involved as a reviewer. Swipe to find out more. #teamBASF #Catalysts #Transformation

Ultramid® ZeroPCF: Climate Innovation in Action Together with VAUDE, BASF Monomers has developed a showpiece bike backpack based on Ultramid® ZeroPCF – a polyamide with a product carbon footprint (PCF) of zero. For the production of Ultramid ZeroPCF, BASF uses renewable electricity and attributes biomethane and bio-based feedstock from used cooking oil instead of fossil raw materials.   This prototype sets a new benchmark for climate-conscious material design and shows what’s possible when innovation meets responsibility. #UltramidZeroPCF #NetZero #ClimateInnovation #BASFMonomers 

As of today it's official: BASF is taking over the 49% share held by DOMO Chemicals in the Alsachimie joint venture. This makes us the sole owner of the production entity for essential polyamide (PA) 6.6 precursors, including KA-oil, adipic acid, and hexamethylenediamine adipate (AH salt) in Chalampé, France. Welcome to the BASF family, Alsa! With full ownership of Alsachimie, we complement our strong footprint at the Chalampé site, our European hub for PA 6.6 production. As the sole owner of Alsachimie, BASF is further strengthening its production setup and maximising backward integration into key raw materials in the PA 6.6 value chain. Our top priority remains ensuring reliability and efficiency across the PA 6.6 value chain. The transaction adds to BASF’s series of recent strategic measures aimed at further strengthening its PA 6.6 production capabilities at Chalampé site, including the newly inaugurated state-of-the-art hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant as well as the expansion of the PA 6.6 polymerization capacity at the nearby site in Freiburg, Germany. #BASF #Polyamides #Europe 

There’s a lot going on at BASF Monomers – so our CEO Markus Kamieth recently visited many of the plants and construction sites in Ludwigshafen where we are currently investing and continuously improving: In February, we announced a mid-double-digit million-euro investment in a new alcoholates plant in Ludwigshafen. Various industries in Europe and around the world depend on the high-quality alcoholates that we produce there. This investment will help BASF Monomers to drive forward the transformation of BASF’s Verbund site and strengthen its competitiveness in a challenging market environment, ensuring that we can continue to supply our customers with alcoholates in the future. Construction is already in full swing and we are on track. One of the projects, where team #Monomers fights for the best solution, is the Electrolysis 2, the “inorganic steam cracker”, where the team developed a smart solution to reduce costs. Another example is the new ammonium chloride production facility that we successfully commissioned at the end of last year. This new plant was built to meet the constantly growing demand for ammonium chloride (also known as Salmiak) from customers who use it for a wide range of applications. It is used for various purposes, including as a flavouring agent in food production, an important acidity regulator in high-quality animal feed, in the production of batteries and galvanised metals, and in the processing of chemicals for the chemical, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. We are proud to #makeitcount for #BASF!

Today we'd like to take a look at our versatile Sulfites. Whether in the food industry, as an important reagent within BASF’s Verbund production system or as a bleaching agent in many technical applications, Sulfites from BASF Monomers are used worldwide. We've been producing Sulfites in Ludwigshafen since 1890, making them one of our oldest product groups. And yet we are constantly innovating to find new applications and to solve our customers’ upcoming challenges. For our "food grade" Sulfites, quality, hygiene and purity are of paramount importance. Our production is strictly monitored and our products always meet the highest standards - as confirmed by certificates. So the next time you read "Contains Sulfites" on a bottle of wine, chances are high it was made in Ludwigshafen. The use of antimicrobial potassium metabisulfite helps to preserve the taste of the wine for longer. By the way, the Sulfite factory in Ludwigshafen even has its own animal mascot (and there were four young ones this year!) – swipe to the last slide to find out what it is. #Innovation #BASF #Sulfite

A backpack without a CO2 backpack in the main fabric? Together with our partner VAUDE we are making this possible! VAUDE’s new bike backpack TRAILCONTROL ZERO 20+ is made using BASF’s innovative Ultramid® ZeroPCF, a sustainable polyamide with a net-zero carbon footprint. (swipe to the last slide to access the product passport!) Through this flagship project, we’re demonstrating how materials with a zero carbon footprint can contribute to climate neutrality already today, and we aim to inspire further discussions and actions. For the production of Ultramid ZeroPCF, we are using renewable electricity from the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm and attribute biomethane and bio-based naphtha from used cooking oil instead of fossil raw materials to the product. The methodology follows an ISCC+ certified mass balance approach. The mass-balanced product has the same properties as the conventional product but outperforms it in terms of sustainability. Combined with our highly efficient production methods in our Verbund we are able to reduce the CO2 footprint of the polyamide to zero. The expansion of our polyamide product portfolio with Ultramid LowPCF and Ultramid ZeroPCF variants is a further step in the sustainable journey of our BASF Monomers division. We already developed a circular or PCF-reduced option for every major product line. With our more sustainable offerings we’re not only contributing to BASF’s path towards climate neutrality but also enabling the green transformation of our customers. Well done, Marcel Schmitt, Frank Reil René Bethmann & teams! 👏 #GreenTransformation #makeitcount #Polyamide #NetZero

Allez, HMD, we are on stream! We’re happy to announce that we’ve started up our new world-scale plant for hexamethylenediamine (HMD) in Chalampé, France. The plant increases BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons. A significant step towards our goal of being the leading supplier of HMD in Europe – and a testament to our strong commitment to chemical production in Europe. In addition to the new HMD plant, we’re in the final stages of expanding our PA 6.6 production in Freiburg, Germany. With the new HMD production plant in Chalampé and the expanded PA 6.6 polymerization in Freiburg, we are laying the foundation to grow together with our customers and continue to strengthen our position in key markets. HMD is a precursor used in the production of high-quality PA 6.6 polymers and coatings raw materials. Among other applications, these products are used in the automotive industry as well as in the production of high-quality fibers. #BASF #WinningWays #Polyamide #Europe