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![Around 200 production plants at the site produce numerous products for customers from virtually every industry. Around 200 production plants at the site produce numerous products for customers from virtually every industry.](/api/imaging/focalarea/16x9/210x/dam/jcr%3A0785b96c-e15e-34f7-99e1-6e0d82475e92/P166_Nachtaufnahme_BASF_2018_00012_LA.jpg)
BASF presents roadmap to climate neutrality
BASF is setting itself even more ambitious goals on its journey to climate neutrality and wants to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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BASF joins multinational companies to set action agenda for the vision that all people live well within planetary boundaries
As a member to The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), BASF together with more than 40 multinational companies lay out "Vision 2050: Time to Transform”, with nine pathways to action across industries to ensure a more sustainable and prosperous future.
![Steam cracker at BASF's Ludwigshafen site. 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 at BASF's Ludwigshafen site. 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%3A29e3cfea-4f5b-3cd5-a627-03e8285fd727/P165_Steamcracker_at_BASF_Ludwigshafen_site.jpg)
BASF, SABIC and Linde join forces to realize the world’s first electrically heated steam cracker furnace
BASF, SABIC and Linde have signed a joint agreement to develop and demonstrate solutions for electrically heated steam cracker furnaces. The partners have already jointly worked on concepts to use renewable electricity instead of the fossil fuel gas typically used for the heating process. With this innovative approach focusing on one of the petrochemical industries’ core processes, the parties strive to offer a promising solution to significantly contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions within the chemical industry.
![New ISO C4 plant in Burghausen, Germany, developed by BASF and OMV. Copyright: OMV Aktiengesellschaft, editorial use free of charge New ISO C4 plant in Burghausen, Germany, developed by BASF and OMV. Copyright: OMV Aktiengesellschaft, editorial use free of charge](/api/imaging/focalarea/16x9/210x/dam/jcr%3A014098d6-3ab1-3c5c-b938-2f8a1209af10/P162_ISO_C4_Burghausen.jpg)
Innovative, sustainable technology developed by BASF and OMV: New ISO C4 plant in Burghausen/Germany starts production
With the commissioning of OMV´s new ISO C4 plant at the Burghausen site, the collaboration between the world’s largest chemical company, BASF, and OMV, the international, integrated oil, gas and chemical company headquartered in Vienna, has reached a new milestone. The plant is based on a novel technology developed jointly by the two companies and has been producing high-purity isobutene since the end of 2020.
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Outdoor pants made of old tires
Recycled pants based on old tires: The new product line of the outdoor apparel company VAUDE which will be available in stores from March 2022, does not only stands out due to its timeless design, robust material and simple reparability – the pants are also sustainable, as chemically recycled scrap tires are used as a raw material. With this innovation, BASF and VAUDE seek to make a contribution towards reducing waste and preserving valuable resources.