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New BASF VOC2.0™ Catalyst Technology Now Available in the VOZC™ Converter on Airbus A320 Fleet

New BASF VOC2.0™ Catalyst Technology Now Available in the VOZC™ Converter on Airbus A320 Fleet

Volatile Organic Compound/Ozone Converter (VOZC) is the latest technology to limit levels of a wide range of VOCs in cabin air and ozone Airlines can improve aircraft operational reliability as well as passenger and flight crew comfort by mitigating odors entering the cabin ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new Volatile Organic Compound/Ozone [...]

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) Signs Agreement to Acquire Arc Metal AB in Sweden

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) Signs Agreement to Acquire Arc Metal AB in Sweden

Acquisition adds smelting capability to serve spent automotive catalyst customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa Complements ECMS recycling operations and global precious metal services  Broadens range of materials that can be processed by ECMS  Closing of transaction expected in early first quarter 2024 ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 11, 2023 (Korea Bizwire) – BASF Environmental Catalyst and [...]

SK On Partners with BASF to Explore Joint Lithium-ion Battery Business

SK On Partners with BASF to Explore Joint Lithium-ion Battery Business

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean battery maker SK On Co. said Wednesday it has partnered with German battery materials firm BASF SE to explore possible business opportunities in the global lithium-ion battery markets. SK On and BASF reached an agreement to collaborate in exploring business opportunities in cathode active materials (CAM) production, [...]

BASF Opens New R&D Center for Engineering Plastics in S. Korea

BASF Opens New R&D Center for Engineering Plastics in S. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — German chemical giant BASF S.E. said Tuesday it opened a new research and development (R&D) center in South Korea for engineering plastics that are widely used in automotive and consumer electronics, as part of an expansion in the Asian market. The Engineering Plastics Innovation Center Korea, or EPIC Korea, [...]

BASF Expands Production Facilities in S. Korea to Meet Asian Demand

BASF Expands Production Facilities in S. Korea to Meet Asian Demand

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — BASF, the world’s leading chemicals company, has expanded its production facilities in South Korea to meet growing demand in the domestic and Asian markets, the company said Monday. The German chemicals company has just started operation of a new electronic materials plant in Yeosu, 455 kilometers south of Seoul, [...]

SKC, BASF in Talks to Build Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in S. Korea

SKC, BASF in Talks to Build Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in S. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chemicals maker SKC Inc. and Germany-based chemical firm BASF are close to clinching a deal later this year to build a hydrogen peroxide plant in the southern industrial city of Ulsan, company officials said Thursday. SKC, a chemical unit under SK Group, has sought to use BASF’s [...]

The BASF Global R&D Center for OLED Materials Sets Up in Gyeonggi Province

The BASF Global R&D Center for OLED Materials Sets Up in Gyeonggi Province

SEOUL, Sep. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The BASF global research and development (R&D) center for electronic materials opens at the Natural Sciences Campus of Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. BASF is the world’s leading chemical company in Germany, founded in Ludwigshafen located near Heidelberg in 1865. For the first time in the world, the [...]