2014-2016 Exhibitions
BASF ups production capacity for Nanjing tertiary butylamine plant
German chemicals firm BASF will expand the production capacity of its existing world-scale production plant for tertiary Butylamine (tBA)at the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The company plans to increase the existing production capacity by 60%, from 10,000 tonnes/year to 16,000 tonnes/year. The expansion is expected to come on stream in early 2015, subject to regulatory approval.
tBA is a primary aliphatic amine that is used as an intermediate for the production of accelerators for the rubber and tyre industry. It is also used in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries as a building block. In addition to the plant in Nanjing, BASF produces tBA in Geismar, Louisiana, and in Antwerp, Belgium.
(PRA)
