LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany—BASF S.E. is providing its customers with more flexibility and ensuring reliability of supply.
The international supplier has expanded the production capacity for phenolic antioxidants in Jurong Island, Singapore, by integrating an additional production line into the existing production facilities.
With the new investment, the German chemicals supplier has now doubled production capacity for Irganox 1010 antioxidants to meet increasing demand from Asia and the Middle East, according to the company's May 17 news release.
Irganox 1010 is a sterically hindered phenolic primary antioxidant that provides protection against thermo-oxidative degradation—mainly applied in polyolefins and also recommended for polyurethanes and elastomers such as butyl rubber and synthetic rubbers.
"By expanding our production capacity, we respond to the increasing demand, and it allows us to support our customers' growth plans," said Hermann Althoff, senior vice president of BASF Performance Chemicals Asia Pacific.
