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Sustainability

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Sustainability

BASF Antwerp strives for sustainable solutions for the future. We tackle our climate ambition and environmental themes in a sustainable way, as well as the safety, health and diversity of our employees, and our social commitment.

Heat requirement
As a “Verbundsite” we cover 90% of our heat needs through a smart network between processes that give off heat and processes who needs heat. In short: we reuse the heat from one installation in another installation.
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Kairos@C

We are currently building a “Carbon Capture and Storage” infrastructure that will provide an annual capture of 1 million tons of CO2 as from 2026. Kairos@C will be the largest infrastructure in the world in terms of CO2 capture and storage. As a result, the project will make a significant contribution to the goal of being the first climate neutral chemical site.

In addition to the combination of CO2 capture, liquefaction, transport and storage on a large scale in the North Sea, the project also includes several innovative technologies.

  1. Website Kairos@C
  2. Press release Kairos@C

 

BASF Antwerp is fully committed to sustainability and circularity by:

  • Sustainable infrastructure for sustainable utilities (heat, water, electricity, CO2, industrial gases, …)
  • Maximum energy integration and energy efficiency
  • Use of 'Best Available Technology' for the efficient use of raw materials and to avoid emissions as much as possible
  • Maximum reuse of our material flows (products, waste materials, water, utilities, packaging, …)
  • We support the group's ChemCycling target (250,000 tons of recycled raw materials by 2025)
  • Sustainable purchasing
  • Sustainable Supply Chain management (such as the transport of our goods)

More information about circular economy


 

Every day is a “perfect” day for everyone, both in terms of safety and health of our employees and contractors via:

Our B-Fit program with a focus on healthy nutrition, balance and exercise.
Our “Mission 0” safety campaign: zero accidents at work, zero home-to-work accidents, zero fire department interventions.

 

We co-create with our environment through:

  • Open dialogue with our neighbors (neighbor consultation (NL))
  • Social engagement (social initiatives (NL))
  • With respect for nature (Groot Buitenschoor via Natuurpunt)
  • We strengthen each other through collaboration (with knowledge institutions, entrepreneurial networks, Port of Antwerp & Bruges)
  • Transparent relationships with governments and NGOs
  • We are committed to sustainable mobility (bus, carpooling, bicycle lease, shared bicycles, electric cars) and the transport of our goods (modal split)