The new acetylene plant, which replaces the almost 60-year-old previous plant at the Ludwigshafen Verbund site, has an annual capacity of 90,000 metric tons. Around 20 plants at the Ludwigshafen site use acetylene as a chemical building block and starting material for manufacturing many everyday products, including pharmaceuticals, plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and highly elastic textile fibers. BASF customers use these products in the automotive, pharma, construction, consumer goods and textile industries. The integration of the plant into BASF's Verbund system offers advantages such as efficient use of resources, excellent production synergies and short supply routes. In this way, BASF is further enhancing the long-term competitiveness of the Ludwigshafen site. Carsten Triska (right), shift supervisor, and Christian Ackermann (left), plant operator, on a safety walk in the acetylene plant.
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Whether our goods are transported worldwide by truck, train or ship. Whether we operate or design our plants. We act responsibly and value the health and safety of people above all else. Thereby we contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal "Responsible Consumption and Production". We apply the same stringent standard worldwide. In addition, we are well prepared to take professional action should any potential events occur. The expertise of our emergency response experts is available around the clock through a global network of emergency contact numbers.

Emergency Response
With our Emergency Response Management System, we are well prepared to take professional action should any potential events occur. Our emergency response Experts serve as competent contact persons around the clock worldwide.
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Process Safety
When we design and operate our plants, we focus on prevention, and evaluate and include all aspects of health, safety and environmental protection.
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Occupational Safety
We value the health and safety of people above all else. We ensure safe working conditions in order to protect BASF employees, contractors and our neighbors.
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Product Stewardship
We take our worldwide product stewardship responsibilities very seriously. We continuously work to ensure that our products pose no risk to people and the environment when used responsibly and in the intended manner.
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Distribution Safety
We want to ensure safe transport, handling and storage of our products. To do this, we stipulate globally standardized parameters.
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