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BASF building fermentation plant in Germany

by Alexander H. Tullo
October 20, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 35

 

An image of a bunch of fungal cells under the microscope.
Credit: BASF
Penicillium coprobium, a fungus used to produce the direct precursor of a BASF insecticide

BASF is building a fermentation plant for crop protection products at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The plant, to start up in 2025 and employ 30 people, will make biological fungicides and seed treatments. It will also make precursors for BASF’s Inscalis insecticide, which is derived from a fungal strain. The company says the plant is part of a transition to production with lower energy intensity than conventional chemistry.

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