BASF commences production of the first products from its Zhanjiang Verbund site

“The extraordinary progress at our Zhanjiang Verbund site represents a major step forward in BASF’s local-for-local production approach,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE. “In the mid to long-term, the Zhanjiang Verbund site will play a pivotal role in strengthening BASF’s core businesses and driving sustainable growth across key markets.”

With several downstream plants now in operation, the new capacities will further enhance BASF’s capabilities to meet fast-growing market demand in China and across the Asia Pacific region, serving customers from various industries.

“By leveraging the latest technologies and applying the highest safety standards, our Zhanjiang Verbund site is strategically positioned to deliver high-quality, low-carbon-footprint chemical products to rapidly growing markets. The production of the first products from the core of the Verbund lays a solid foundation for the site’s start up as of the end of 2025,” added Haryono Lim, President, Mega Projects Asia, BASF.

As announced in July 2018, the BASF Zhanjiang Verbund site will be operated under the sole responsibility of BASF. BASF commenced construction of the first plants at the planned Verbund site in Zhanjiang in 2020. In July 2022, BASF made the final investment decision for the site’s main construction phase, which covers the core of the Verbund, including a steam cracker with a capacity of 1 million tpy of ethylene and several downstream plants to produce petrochemicals, intermediates, and other products.

As stated at BASF’s Capital Market Update in October 2025, the construction of the site is on schedule and below budget, with total capital expenditures expected to be approximately €8.7 billion.

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