29 May 2013
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BASF and SINOPEC
are considering the extension of their
Nanjing joint venture BASF-YPC Company Limited
* with the expansion of existing
ethylene oxide (EO) production and
* a new plant for neopentyl glycol (NPG).
BASF-YPC will further expand its acrylic acid value chain
with additional acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants.
Production is expected to start in 2014.
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Ethylene oxide (EO) capacity
- The joint venture has an existing
EO capacity of 330,000 tons per year.
- EO is a basic chemical used for the production of
* Ethylene glycol,
* Surfactants for washing and cleaning agents
* Ethanolamines,
* Glycol ethers and
* Polyurethanes
New Neopentyl glycol (NPG) production capacity
- NPG is a polyalcohol offering superior performance advantages
such as high chemical and thermal stability.
- NPG is mainly used as a building block in
* polyester resins for coatings,
* unsaturated polyesters,
* lubricants and
* plasticisers
- As the global market leader for NPG,
BASF has NPG production facilities in
Europe, North America and Asia.
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