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February (2024)

Pyrum Innovations ESC GmbH: Commissioning New Reactor at Dillingen Site  Link...

Pyrum Innovations AG has reported initial successes during commissioning of the new reactor 2 (TAD 2) at their main plant in Dillingen/Saar. Since the start of the second test drive on 30th Jan 2024, the throughput of the new reactor has been gradually increased to 75% of the output expected for future series production within a week. This means that industrial quantities of ELTs can already be processed in TAD 2 proving Pyrum's technology for large-scale rollout. More than 30k liters of oil have already been produced and are now being sampled in the laboratory before being delivered to BASF.

The plan is now to keep the throughput in TAD 2 at 75% to 80% over the next few weeks and to optimize the processes between the individual parts of the system. In the further course, TAD 3 is also scheduled to be ramped up to 80% by the end of March 2024, which means a tripling of current production capacities.


June (2023)

Pyrum Innovations ESC GmbH: Starts Commissioning First Large-Scale Plant  Link...

Pyrum Innovations AG has started commissioning its thermolysis recycling plants 2&3 in Dillingen. In the next few weeks, all parts of the entire system will be gradually commissioned. After successful cold start-up, the first test run of the reactors with product production takes place. The hot commissioning of the pyrolysis plant with a gradual increase in production volumes is scheduled to start in August/September 2023. The company's goal is to be able to deliver the first oil to BASF by the end of the third quarter of 2023.

The final element is then the delivery and commissioning of the new mill and pelleting facility in the first half of 2024. After a successful ramp-up phase, around 18,000 to 20,000 tons of used tires will be processed into thermolysis gas, oil and coke as well as steel at the Dillingen site in the future. This can result in new products such as new tires, plastics and energy.


March (2023)

Pyrum Innovations ESC GmbH: Concludes Contract with Continental for the Supply of Recovered Carbon Black (rCB)  Link...

Pyrum Innovations AG has signed a contract with tyre manufacturer Continental for the supply of recovered carbon black (rCB). With the conclusion of the contract, there are now long-term serial supply contracts for all of Pyrum's core products, in addition to the contract for the supply of pyrolysis oil to BASF SE.

The contract with Continental follows the joint development agreement that has already been in place for a year, the aim of which is, among other things, to further optimise and expand the recycling of used tyres through pyrolysis. Since then, Pyrum has proven in various audits to meet basic automotive industry standards and, for example, recently received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system. In addition, Continental has already held a strategic minority stake in Pyrum since its IPO in 2021. In the long term, Pyrum and Continental are aiming for a circular economy concept for the recycling of end-of-life tyres in order to reduce the use of fossil raw materials as well as CO2 emissions in the production and recycling of tyres.


July (2022)

BASF: Confirms Final Phase of MDI Expansion at Geismar USA Verbund Site  Link...

BASF is moving forward with the final phase of the expansion project for the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. Completion of this third and final phase with increase production capacity to 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade and support the ongoing growth of its North American MDI customers. The company kicked off the expansion project in 2018 with a staggered approach consisting of three investment phases. The investment in the final expansion phase from 2022 to 2025 amounts to $780 million.


May (2022)

BASF: Doubling Production Capacity for Irganox® 1010 in Singapore  Link...

BASF has expanded the production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox® 1010 at its site on Jurong Island, Singapore, by integrating an additional production line into the existing production facilities.

Irganox® 1010 is a sterically hindered phenolic primary antioxidant. It provides protection against thermo-oxidative degradation, mainly applied in polyolefins and also recommended for polyacetals, polyamides and polyurethanes, polyesters, PVC, ABS and elastomers such as butyl rubber and synthetic rubbers.


February (2022)

Synthos S.A.: Entering Next Phase of Bio-Butadiene Technology Development for Sustainable Rubber Production  Link...

Synthos has reached a major milestone in the development of advanced bio-butadiene technology. After completing a successful feasibility study in 2021, Synthos, Lummus Technology and its Green Circle business have concluded that the bio-butadiene technology is ready for implementation, and the companies have agreed to move into the engineering and design phase of the project.

Synthos has committed to building a plant with a capacity of 40 kMTpa of bio-butadiene and has confirmed it will license BASF’s butadiene extraction technology from Lummus and leverage Lummus’ digitalization capabilities for operational efficiency and reliability.


November (2021)

BASF: Selling Kaolin Minerals Business to KaMin  Link...

BASF have signed an agreement to sell its kaolin minerals business to KaMin.The kaolin minerals business is part of BASF’s Performance Chemicals division. Pending approval by the relevant merger control authorities, closing of the transaction is expected in the second half of 2022.

The kaolin minerals business has approximately 440 employees, including personnel in North America, Europe and Asia. It generated sales of around €155 million in 2020. The divestiture comprises the production hub with sites in Daveyville, Toddville, Edgar, Gordon and related mines, reserves and mills in Toomsboro and Sandersville in Georgia, United States. The co-located refinery catalysts operations will continue to be owned and operated by BASF’s refinery catalysts business and are not part of the divestiture.


March (2021)

Trinseo S.A.: Business Collaboration with BASF for Circular Feedstock  Link...

Trinseo and BASF have announced the intention to expand their businesses with the production of styrene based on circular feedstock. The enhanced collaboration between Trinseo and BASF aims to increase efforts by both companies in the development and management of styrene featuring an improved environmental profile.

Trinseo has recently been procuring first supplies of the synthetical chemical styrene based on circular feedstock from BASF for use in its Solution-Styrene Butadiene Rubber (S-SBR) and polystyrene (PS) products.

There are two types of styrene BASF can produce with a mass balance approach – renewable feedstock based-styrene and styrene based on chemically recycled feedstock. Mass balance is a chain of custody model designed to keep track of the total amount of input (e. g. circular feedstock) throughout the production cycle and ensure an appropriate allocation to the finished goods. Both of these alternative feedstocks replace a certain amount of virgin fossil resources at the beginning of the value chain - leading to a reduction of CO2 emissions.

To produce BMB styrene, BASF replaces fossil resources like naphtha or natural gas by renewable feedstocks derived from organic waste or vegetable oils. When manufacturing Ccycled™ products, BASF uses pyrolysis oil derived from plastic waste that is not recycled mechanically, e.g., mixed household waste or end-of-life tires, as a feedstock, thus contributing to plastics circularity.


October (2020)

BASF: Jointly Develops Novel Bicycle Tube Made Entirely of Elastollan®  Link...

Schwalbe has launchedf its new Aerothan bicycle tube based on BASF's thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Elastollan®. The tubes are 100% recyclable and are 40% lighter than established alternatives on the market. The advantage of reduced weight is not limited to just better handling, but is also evident in the smaller packing size, which makes the Aerothan tube an ideal backup tube.

Another advantage of the Aerothan bicycle tubes is their recyclability – they are made entirely of thermoplastic polyurethane. Like all Schwalbe tubes, Aerothan bicycle tubes can be returned to the manufacturer, easily and free of charge, via the tube recycling program. The material of the old tubes is processed and then reused as sealing or insulating material.


September (2020)

Pyrum Innovations ESC GmbH: BASF Investing in ChemCyling (TM) Project for Pyrolysis Oil  Link...

BASF is investing in Pyrum as part of the ChemCycling TM project: pyrolysis oil from used tires as an additional source of raw materials in addition to oil from mixed plastic waste. The investment (€16 million) will support construction of additional production capacity for the manufacturer of pyrolysis oil at Pyrum's plant located in Dillingen, Germany. The pyrolysis oil will partially replace fossil raw materials and be used for demanding plastic applications.


May (2020)

BASF: Starts Construction of TPU Plant, Zhanjiang, China  Link...

BASF has started construction of an engineering plastics and TPU production unit within its new Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China. This production unit is the first plant to be built in the Verbund project serving the needs of growth industries in APAC.


August (2019)

BASF: DIC to Acquire BASF's Global Pigments Business  Link...

BASF and DIC have reached an agreement on the acquistion of BASF's global pigment business. The transaction is due to close Q4 2020. BASF’s pigments business with around 2,600 employees globally generated sales of approximately €1 billion in 2018.

DIC is active in three segments: Packaging & Graphics, Functional Products and Color & Display. Color & Display includes a portfolio of pigments. The acquistion of BASF's pigment portfolio will help DIC achieve its growth goals and position asa one of the leading pigment suppliers globally.


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