BASF completes Chinese water treatment chemicals plant

BASF adds that these wholly-owned, world-scale production plants for quaternized cationic monomers (DMA3Q)
and cationic polyacrylamide (cPAM) will further strengthen its position
in supporting the Water treatment chemicals and paper making in Asia.
The facility has an annual capacity of 40,000 tons of DMA3Q and 20,000 tons of cPAM, and is strongly backward integrated. Key precursors
are supplied by the adjoining facilities at BASF-YPC Co., a 50-50 joint
venture between BASF and SINOPEC which is one of six BASF Verbund sites
worldwide.

“The completion of these facilities is an important milestone, allowing BASF to establish a globally cost-competitive supply for the
water treatment industry,” said Dr. Matthias Halusa, head of BASF’s
Global Business Management Water Solutions. “Production right at the
heart of the water treatment industry in Asia further strengthens BASF’s
position in this region as a supplier of innovative solutions.”

The demand for sustainable solutions to improve water and wastewater management in Asia, specifically in China, is rising in order to
provide long-term water security. Access to clean water is among the
major local challenges.

With Zetag® and Magnafloc® BASF provides a range of water treatment chemicals especially designed for the solid/liquid separation process in
the industrial and municipal wastewater treatment sectors.