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Environmental Protection at the Ludwigshafen Site: Milestones
Still a sign of progress and growth: in the beginning of the 20th century, the chimneys of the Ludwigshafen plant smoke and smolder. In the meantime, enphasis has been placed on environmental protection not only at BASF's Ludwigshafen site.
| 1903 | Purification of arsenic fumes | |
| 1905 | Discoloration of effluents | |
| 1910 | Fly ash catcher for factory chimneys | |
| 1920 | Purification of wastewater containing hydrogen sulfide | |
| 1921 | The beginning of energy production from waste and residue incineration | |
| 1960 | The beginning of central residue incineration | |
| 1974 | The commissioning of the wastewater treatment plant | |
| 1985 | Exhaust air purification systems in all operations | |
| 1989 | Inauguration of the new environmental monitoring center | |
| 1991 | Inauguration of the ecology laboratory | |
| 1996 | Introduction of the eco-efficiency analysis | |
| 1997 | The first gas and steam power plant (combined cycle power plants) | |
| 2012 | Nearly 100 percent power supply provided by efficient combined cycle power plants |