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Dahej, India – February 24, 2025 – BASF India Limited has broken ground on a new plant to increase the production capacity of its Cellasto^® microcellular polyurethane (MCU) in Dahej, India. Under BASF's new "Winning Ways" strategy, the plant will be constructed with state-of-the-art technologies and automation systems to ensure that BASF’s high standards of safety and quality are upheld. The plant, expected to be operational in the second half of 2026, features a new mold line in its first stage and empowers Cellasto^® to meet the high demands of the rapidly growing local market.

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The Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable (Mesa Multiactor) has achieved its key objective and created a model of collaboration in the Salar de Atacama. As of February 2025, the Roundtable will continue its work as an independent foundation with a focus on water resource management in the Salar, as water scarcity remains a central issue in Salar’s sensitive ecosystem. The newly established format of the Mesa Multiactor provides a vehicle for securing independent funding in the future.

BASF is investing a mid-double-digit million-euro amount in a new alcoholates plant at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The plant will produce sodium methylate and potassium methylate, two important chemicals used for the production of biodiesel and for pharmaceutical and agricultural applications. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, the new plant will replace the existing production facility in Ludwigshafen and is expected to start up in the second half of 2027.