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BASF Pursues Capacity Expansion of Integrated Ethylene Oxide Complex in Antwerp

Project includes capacity expansions for ethylene oxide and for several downstream derivatives, such as surfactants.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

BASF is pursuing a significant capacity expansion of the integrated ethylene oxide complex at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The project includes capacity expansions for ethylene oxide and for several downstream derivatives, such as surfactants.   In Europe, BASF operates ethylene oxide plants in Antwerp and Ludwigshafen with a combined capacity of 845,000 metric tons per year. The company is the largest producer of ethylene oxide derivatives in the region. Major ethylene oxide derivati...

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