BASF increases methane sulfonic acid output
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Global demand for methane sulfonic acid (MSA) has increased steadily over the past years. This trend is fuelled by a growing interest in environmentally-optimised products and formulations. In response to growing customer demand, BASF has invested a higher double-digit million euro amount to expand production capacities at the Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
“With this investment, we are helping our global customer base to formulate environmentally-optimised high-performance products. In doing so, we are supporting our customers’ growth in this dynamic market as a reliable supplier,” says Soeren Hildebrandt, Senior Vice President Home Care, I&I and Industrial Formulators Europe. The investment increases capacity at the Ludwigshafen site to a total of 50 000 tpy.
MSA – sold under the Lutropur® MSA brand – is a highly-active organic acid with a unique combination of properties that sets it apart from all other acids: MSA is a strong acid that forms highly-soluble salts as well as being colourless, odorless, and readily-biodegradable. Because of its excellent properties, MSA is used in numerous applications ranging from chemical and biofuel synthesis to industrial cleaning and metal surface treatment in the electronics industry.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/clean-fuels/09052022/basf-increases-methane-sulfonic-acid-output/
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