They aim for 365 days per year operation with extended cracker shutdown every five years. Basf, fina approve construction of steam cracker facility. The steam cracker is also the heart of basf s verbund production strategy. Basf steamcracker now closed ludwigshafen am rhein. Jul 09, 2018 basf is considering building a chemical production site in the south chinese province of guangdong, which the german chemicals group said would be its first whollyowned plant in china. From pet bottles to functional clothing, detergents and furniture. Brussels, belgium have given final approval to a plan to build the worlds largest singletrain steam cracker. These basic products for the processing industry are used in end products that help to meet demand for clothing, food, housing and mobility as well as medication and personal care items. As an alternative, syngas made from plastic waste can also be used. Steam cracker ii, the largest individual plant at basfs ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters. The page provides an overview of the capacity kt ethyleneyear of crackers located in europe in 2016.
Steamcracker im basfwerk ludwigshafen steam cracker at. With a singledigit millioneuro investment, basf has enhanced the flexibility of its watersoluble polyacrylate production plant at the companys ludwigshafen site, germany, and slightly expanded. The port arthur facility operates one of the largest steam crackers in the world, turning naphtha and light hydrocarbons into ethylene, propylene and other chemical raw materials. The longterm performance of an online process mra for. How industry tackles plastics plague chemical processing. Both steamcrackers are among the largest of basf s production facilities in ludwigshafen and form the heart of the facility. The steam cracker uses steam to crack crude petroleum, products like naphtha or lpg, at a temperature of about 850c. Ludwigshafen, germany icisbasf expects chemical prices to remain at their significantly higher level, compared with last year, through the 2017 first quarter and into q2, cfo hansulrich engel said on friday.
Basf makes products with chemically recycled plastics for. Basf signs mou for fullyowned chemical site in china. In the new corporate strategy for basf ludwigshafen germany. Aug 24, 2004 basf s citral synthesis benefits from the synergies offered by the ludwigshafen verbund site and can be traced back as far as the basic chemicals from the steam cracker. Cause of deadly explosion at basf chemical plant in. Basf steamcracker ludwigshafen chemical company facebook. The first batch of this oil was fed into the steam cracker at basfs site in ludwigshafen in october. Sales and earnings for the segments basf online report 2018. London the shutdown of basf s two steam crackers at ludwigshafen in germany following a deadly explosion monday could reduce naphtha demand in northwest europe if the crackers remain offline for more than just a few days, naphtha market participants said. Order levels remain generally low,, ludwigshafen, germany. Basf, total revamp port arthur steam cracker to process. Basf develops pilot products made from chemically recycled. The catalysts division of basf manufactures and markets environmental and process catalysts.
Production sites cracker products basf building blocks. Aus sicherheitsgrunden werden fehlproduzierte stoffe verbrannt. This giant has been in operation since 1981 and breaks down crude gasoline by adding steam at around 850 degrees celsius. By contrast, we expect lower volumes of steam cracker products due to scheduled shutdowns of the steam crackers in port arthur, texas. The port arthur facility operates one of the largest steam crackers in the world, turning naphtha and light hydrocarbons into ethylene, propylene and other chemical raw mat. Basf qtech formed to commercialize catalytic surface. This giant plant has been operating since 1981 and. Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th. The first plants at the complex would startup in 2026 and the project would be complete by 2030, according to the chemicals giant. The main products are ethylene and propylene, both indispensable raw materials for the manufacture of many products in ludwigshafen.
Cracker products basf building blocks of the chemical industry. Basf qtech formed to commercialize catalytic surface coatings for steam cracker furnace tubes basf corporation today announced that its affiliate, basf canada inc, has joined quantiam technologies inc, a manufacturing technology company based in edmonton, alberta, as coshareholders in a newly formed corporation named basf qtech inc. Basf qtech formed to commercialize catalytic surface coatings. Basf officially inaugurates its new citral plant in ludwigshafen. Products cracker products basf building blocks of the. Factory in ludwigshafen am rhein, rheinlandpfalz foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. A whole range of important basic chemical components for production are generated here on site.
Basfs citral synthesis benefits from the synergies offered by the ludwigshafen verbund site and can be traced back as far as the basic chemicals from the steam cracker. Basf produces both ethylene and propylene the starting materials for eo and po as well as all of the important direct derivates. The steam cracker is the starting point for verbund production. Steam cracker ii, the largest individual plant at basfs ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of soccer fields. A process for recycling plastic waste in a steam cracker, wherein a melt obtained from heating plastic waste is converted into steam cracker feed products by heating the melt at from 400 to 550 c. Basf temporarily idles steam cracker in ludwigshafen webwire. Basf gets this feedstock for the pilot products from the partner recenso gmbh remscheid, germany.
Lengthy ludwigshafen cracker shutdown would reduce nwe. Two steam crackers at the worlds largest chemical complex in ludwigshafen, germany, have been restarted following a fatal explosion and blaze at the plant that claimed the lives of four employees last month. The steamcrackers flarestacks, which can be seen from very far away, are not normally in use. The first phase of the project includes a steam cracker with a planned annual capacity of one million tons of ethylene as the core of its verbund. Basf has verbund sites and worldscale plants around the globe. Typical steam cracker feed variability project rationale the basf ag ludwigshafen crackers produce in excess of 610,000 tonnes of ethylene, and other products mainly for internal consumption.
Basf faces prolonged shutdown after explosion at chemical. Basf gets this feedstock for the pilot products from the partner recenso gmbh, germany. Ludwigshafen, germany, and antwerp, belgium, and in joint ventures with total in port arthur, texas, and with sinopec in nanjing, china. London the shutdown of basfs two steam crackers at ludwigshafen in germany following a deadly explosion monday could reduce naphtha demand in northwest europe if the crackers remain offline for more than just a few days, naphtha market participants said. Basfs chemcycling project uses chemically recycled. Basf catalysts offers adsorbents, battery materials, catalytic coatings, energy storage, stationary emissions, temperature sensing, mobile emission, metals, and process catalysts.
Thanks to its size and verbund structure, basf is able to offer an extensive product portfolio of alkylene oxides and glycols. The two steam crackers on the site, the starting point for producing basic chemicals that go into insulation materials and solvents, have been halted and about 20 other plants have been stopped or partially stopped, ludwigshafen, germanybased basf said in a statement tuesday. Basf gets this feedstock for the pilot products from its partner recenso gmbh, germany. Dec 23, 2009 the company closed the steam cracker in ludwigshafen following a fire, a spokeswoman said, after it idled a similar plant in antwerp, belgium, on dec. May 29, 20 steam cracker ii, the largest individual plant at basf s ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters. These are the hearts of the integrated chemical site and feed. Basf signs mou for fullyowned chemical site in china reuters. Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th furnace. The two steam crackers on the site, the starting point for producing basic chemicals that go into insulation materials and solvents, have been halted and about 20 other plants have been stopped or. Dec 17, 2018 basf gets this feedstock for the pilot products from its partner recenso gmbh, germany. The company closed the steam cracker in ludwigshafen following a fire, a spokeswoman said, after it idled a similar plant in antwerp, belgium, on dec. Cracker capacity petrochemicals europe cracker capacity.
Dallas, tx have announced that the boards of both basf aktiengesellschaft ludwigshafen, germany and petrofina s. Basf ypc integrated petrochemical site phase 1 program management. Two people were killed, one remains missing and six. Basf european petrochemical producers are set to increase the use of feedstock naphtha in steam cracking, particularly in coastal areas, because of higher cracker margins, good availability and a bullish outlook on coproducts. Basf will idle the smaller of its two steam crackers at its site in ludwigshafen due to continuing weak demand. Basfs ludwigshafen site has two steam crackers which process about 2m tonnes of naphtha per annum, according to the companys website. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Steam cracker ii, the largest individual plant at basf s ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of soccer fields.
Mar 26, 2009 order levels remain generally low,, ludwigshafen, germany. Cracker products basf building blocks of the chemical. Basf restarts steam crackers at ludwigshafen following. Basf will idle the smaller of its two steam crackers at its site in ludwigshafen due to. The cracker is also the heart of the verbund production. Basf ludwigshafen naphtha demand hinges on cracker restart. Each year, a total of around 620,000 tonnes of ethylene and 350,000 tonnes of propylene are produced at the two plants. Steamcracker im basfwerk ludwigshafen steam cracker at basfs ludwigshafen site by basf we create chemistry 4 mit gudkraftwerken effizient strom gewinnen generating power efficiently with cogeneration plants by basf we create chemistry. The steam cracker is also the heart of basfs verbund production strategy. Twenty companies operate 50 steam crackers in eu28.
See 2 photos from 11 visitors to basf steamcracker. Basf strengthens its business with watersoluble polyacrylates for use in household and commercial cleaning products and industrial applications. Also in december, basf, ludwigshafen, germany, announced progress in plastic waste recycling via its chemcycling program. Both steamcrackers are among the largest of basfs production facilities in ludwigshafen and form the heart of the facility. As an alternative, basf says syngas made from plastic scrap also can be used. The number of successfully started units at the complex totaled 10, and included a 600,000metricton steam cracker and nine downstream plants. Steamcracker im basfwerk ludwigshafen steam cracker at flickr. Investigators in the western german town of ludwigshafen are still trying to determine the cause of the explosion at the basf chemical plant.
Basfs chemcycling project uses chemically recycled plastics. Steam cracker ii, the largest individual plant at basfs ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64000 square. Deadly explosion at basfs ludwigshafen site impacts. Cracker products are the building blocks of the chemical industry and the starting materials for numerous processing industries. Basf acknowledged as global leader in sustainable water. London icisthe deadly explosion and fire at basfs ludwigshafen site on monday is having a major impact on the company with logistics flows for more than 20 plants at the site affected. In a pilot project at ludwigshafen, the company manufactured its first trial products using pyrolysis oil made from chemically recycled plastic waste. Basf restarts steam crackers at ludwigshafen following explosion. This produces olefins like ethylene, propylene and the c4products as well as aromatics benzole, toluole, xylole etc. Basf is considering building a chemical production site in the south chinese province of guangdong, which the german chemicals group said would be its first whollyowned plant in china. Alkylene oxides and glycols are part of our daily lives due to their high reactivity, they can be further processed into a wide variety of downstream products that are used in numerous industries. Basf has nearly 17,000 employees in north america, and had sales of.
Chemical and plastics industry, construction, detergent, hygiene, automotive, packaging and textile industries. Mar 12, 2019 also in december, basf, ludwigshafen, germany, announced progress in plastic waste recycling via its chemcycling program. The first citral plant at the ludwigshafen site started operations in 1981 and had an annual capacity of 2,200 metric tons, which was increased stepwise to 10,000 metric tons. Basf officially inaugurates its new citral plant in. Numerous value chains are started in the crackers, where straight run.