New electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen in support of wafer cleaning, etching and other precision processes in semiconductor manufacturing. Photo: BASF


BASF constructs new plant in Ludwigshafen to strengthen European chip industry

For the production of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH EC)

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