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Kristina Winzen
Vice President Site Communications Ludwigshafen
Sven Heppes
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Head of External Communication and Press Ludwigshafen Site 
Press Contact Ludwigshafen
Helena Volk
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Human Resources BASF SE, Dialog Formats 
Florian Fabian
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Energy and climate at the site, Infrastructure, Technology 
Katja Krauser
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
  Corporate History, ESH Topics  
Hannes Wulf
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Corporate Citizenship 
Ulla Spengler
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Education, Visitor Center 
Valeska Kunz
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Logistics, Gastronomy 
Leon Göllner
Media Relations Ludwigshafen Site
 Art & Culture, BASF inside 

![Steam cracker II, the largest individual plant at BASF's Ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of 13 soccer fields. The steam cracker is also the heart of BASF's Verbund production strategy. This giant plant has been operating since 1981 and uses steam to crack naphtha at about 850°C [1,562°F]. This process leads primarily to ethylene and propylene, both indispensable feedstocks for manufacturing numerous products in Ludwigshafen. Steam cracker II, the largest individual plant at BASF's Ludwigshafen site, covers a surface area of about 64,000 square meters, which is about the size of 13 soccer fields. The steam cracker is also the heart of BASF's Verbund production strategy. This giant plant has been operating since 1981 and uses steam to crack naphtha at about 850°C [1,562°F]. This process leads primarily to ethylene and propylene, both indispensable feedstocks for manufacturing numerous products in Ludwigshafen.](/api/imaging/focalarea/16x9/210x/dam/jcr%3A27871baf-97a4-3acc-9fe7-b4a54eaa24e3/3_Verbundstandort_Ludwigshafen_Steamcracker.jpg)