:23x9?dpr=off&fmt=webp-alpha&fit=crop%2C1&wid=2560&hei=1000 "The pilot plant facility houses highly automated experimental facilities for efficient process development and testing of new process catalysts, e.g. for gas-phase hydrogenation or catalyst testing. Operations manager assistant Dirk Boehm (right) talking to chemical laboratory assistants Patrick Graneß (left) and Melanie Zier (center).")
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Innovation
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future and innovation is a key pillar for our success. With a world class innovation ecosystem, the UK is an attractive hub for R&D in sustainable solutions.
We are proud to share some recent examples of innovation.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London and BASF have been collaborating on a range of research areas for over 20 years, including techniques to use energy and materials more efficiently and to replace fossil fuel-based feedstocks with renewable alternatives.
Flue2Chem
Key industrial players representing a £73 billion UK sector have signed a collaboration agreement to launch ‘Flue2Chem’ - a collaborative programme to transform the sustainability of the UK’s consumer products industry and reduce green-house gas emissions on a demonstration scale.
Pulpex
BASF with Pulpex Ltd and its global partners are working together to develop proprietary, food-grade barrier technologies for the eco-friendly Pulpex paper bottle. The bottle picked up the first SCI® Award for Innovation Enabled by Partnership.
Innovation Collaboration Day
BASF Innovation Collaboration Day is a pitch event for sustainable innovations. Collaborating with startups we are looking for answers to problems like climate change, scarcity of resources and nature restoration.