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Oct 29, 2024

BASF invests in increasing production capacity of insulation material | Hydrocarbon Engineering

Published by Callum O'Reilly, Senior Editor Hydrocarbon Engineering, Monday, 28 Oct 24 BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany by expanding the production

Published by Callum O'Reilly, Senior Editor Hydrocarbon Engineering, Monday, 28 Oct 24

BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany by expanding the production capacity of Neopor® by 50 000 tpy.

This increase is aimed at meeting the growing market demand for the grey insulation material.

The start-up of the new production facilities is scheduled for early 2027.

Neopor is a graphite-containing, expandable polystyrene (EPS) granulate developed by BASF, primarily used as a raw material for the production of energy efficient insulation materials for building envelopes. The graphite contained gives the material its grey colour and enhances the insulation performance of the boards by up to 30% compared to white EPS.

“Under BASF's sustainability evaluation method, TripleS (Sustainable Solution Steering), which BASF uses to evaluate all its products, Neopor is classified as a ‘Pioneer’ in the highest category and is part of BASF's ‘Sustainable-Future Solutions’,” said Dr. Stephan Kothrade, Member of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer of BASF SE. “Our ambition is to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. And Neopor is an excellent example of how we can achieve this."

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