BASF deepens investment in subdivided fields

Recently, BASF announced that its subsidiaries will continue to deepen investment in China. On November 15, BASF HTE High throughput Experiment Company signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Sichuan Energy Investment. On November 22, the surface treatment production base of BASF brand Camille in Pinghu, Zhejiang was officially put into operation.

For the cooperation between hte and Sichuan Energy Investment, BASF said that the company aims to achieve faster and more cost-effective catalyst technology research and development for Sichuan Energy Investment through win-win cooperation, and help Sichuan Energy Investment to build a first-class and domestic leading new energy and chemical group with efficient innovation. Sichuan Energy Investment is an important state-owned backbone and leading enterprise in Sichuan Province, and an important carrier to promote the construction of energy and chemical infrastructure in Sichuan Province. As a leading supplier of high-throughput technologies and services in the global catalytic R&D field, hte will provide Sichuan Energy Investment with support and services in the development of its own intellectual property rights of key core technologies in the construction of the whole industrial chain of green chemicals and battery materials.

BASF said that hte has advanced experimental technology development and experimental equipment design and manufacturing capabilities, runs the world's leading catalytic technology high-throughput laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and has more than 50 sets of high-throughput experimental equipment, which can help customers achieve cost-effective innovative research, provide complete end-to-end solutions, and excellent high-quality experimental data, So as to shorten the time for customers to enter the market with new products.

Han Wei, global vice president of BASF Shanghai Innovation Park, said: "This cooperation between Sichuan Energy Investment and BASF in the field of catalytic technology research and development, and through the new cooperation model established by hte High throughput Experimental Company, demonstrates the determination of both sides to focus on innovation and help sustainable development." The technical cooperation between the two sides focuses on hydrogen and serves the key catalytic technologies required for green energy transformation, including chemical hydrogen storage and hydrogen release technologies, hydrogen fuel cells and green hydrogen production. Other areas of cooperation also include green and efficient utilization of carbon dioxide, renewable raw materials for chemicals, degradable materials, new catalysts, methane catalytic hydrogen production, naphtha catalytic cracking and other new chemical technologies.

A week later, BASF Group's largest, most advanced and environmentally friendly surface treatment material production base was put into operation in Pinghu. BASF said that the base is BASF's first production base in Dushan Port Economic Development Zone, covering 60000 square meters. The new base is designed as an intelligent factory, which will realize a wide range of digital applications and factory automation. In operation, it will realize a high degree of process automation and end-to-end digitization to improve the efficiency of product manufacturing and base logistics.

Uta Holzenkamp, President of BASF Coatings Business Department, said: "In July this year, we just increased the production capacity of automotive touch up paint in Jiangmen Base, Guangdong Province. Today, we celebrate the launch of the new surface treatment base in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province. Our goal is to become a growth oriented surface technology leader and provide sustainable solutions, services, expertise and innovative solutions for Chinese customers."

Lou Jianfeng, Chairman and President of BASF Greater China, said: "BASF is committed to continuously cultivating China, the largest chemical market in the world. Our strategy is to produce in a region close to the customer market. The Pinghu production base provides us with a good example to show our concern for customers by strengthening our local technology and market position."