08.14.15
BASF is investing in its production facilities to manufacture chelating agents at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. By increasing the production capacity, the company is responding to the rapidly growing global demand for its chelating agents, such as the readily biodegradable Trilon M (methylglycinediacetic acid) for use in detergents and cleaners. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2016.
Trilon M is a special high-performance alternative to phosphate in automatic dishwashing detergents and is readily biodegradable. EU regulations stipulate that phosphate will be virtually prohibited for this application in Europe from 2017 on. In the US, 16 states have already banned phosphate in this application since 2010.
“The market for more environmentally friendly detergents and cleaners is growing substantially,” said Jens Kroker, senior VP Home Care and Formulation Technologies Europe. “The expanded capacities for chelating agents at our Ludwigshafen site enable us to respond to the increasing demand in Europe.”
The first additional capacities of Trilon M will be available as of the third quarter of 2015.
In addition to capacity expansions, production processes will be made more flexible and the company will invest in infrastructure.
BASF currently produces its chelating agents at its site in Ludwigshafen, as well as in Lima, OH, and Guaratinguetá, Brazil. Another world-scale plant for Trilon M is under construction in Theodore, AL. This new plant is scheduled to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Trilon M is a special high-performance alternative to phosphate in automatic dishwashing detergents and is readily biodegradable. EU regulations stipulate that phosphate will be virtually prohibited for this application in Europe from 2017 on. In the US, 16 states have already banned phosphate in this application since 2010.
“The market for more environmentally friendly detergents and cleaners is growing substantially,” said Jens Kroker, senior VP Home Care and Formulation Technologies Europe. “The expanded capacities for chelating agents at our Ludwigshafen site enable us to respond to the increasing demand in Europe.”
The first additional capacities of Trilon M will be available as of the third quarter of 2015.
In addition to capacity expansions, production processes will be made more flexible and the company will invest in infrastructure.
BASF currently produces its chelating agents at its site in Ludwigshafen, as well as in Lima, OH, and Guaratinguetá, Brazil. Another world-scale plant for Trilon M is under construction in Theodore, AL. This new plant is scheduled to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2015.