• BASF's first specialty amines plant in Asia Pacific successfully goes on-stream
  • High quality DMAPA and PEA to meet increasing demand in personal care, construction, wind energy and coatings sectors

Nanjing, China - April 28, 2016 - BASF has inaugurated its new plant for the production of specialty amines at its existing wholly-owned site in the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in Nanjing, China. Commercial products will now be available for delivery to customers with shorter lead times. The new plant complements existing facilities in Germany and the U.S.

'This new production plant improves our flexibility to better and quicker serve our customers by ensuring a stable supply in the Asia Pacific region, and at the same time strengthens our global network with regional manufacturing footprint here,' said Narayan Krishnamohan, Senior Vice President, BASF Intermediates Asia Pacific.

Dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) is mainly consumed in the production of betaines, which are used as co-surfactants in personal care products like shampoo and body wash. DMAPA is also used in various other applications including dye-stuff intermediates, lubricant additives, electroplating, coupling agents for rubber and others.

Polyetheramines (PEA) is an intermediate chemical for epoxy curing agents used in the production of plastics, polyurea coatings, adhesives, reaction injection moulding and wind blade composites. BASF offers polyetheramines under its Baxxodurbrand.

About BASF Greater China
BASF has been a committed partner to Greater China since 1885. With major investments in Shanghai, Nanjing and Chongqing, BASF is the largest foreign investor in China's chemical industry, and maintains the BASF Asia Pacific Innovation Campus (Shanghai) as a global and regional research and development hub. BASF posted sales of over €5.7 billion in 2015 to customers in Greater China, and employed approximately 8,400 people as of the end of that year. For further information, please visit www.basf.com/cn.

About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70 billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.

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