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BASFCompletes Ecoflex Expansion

by Alexander H. Tullo
February 7, 2011 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 89, Issue 6

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BASF’s expanded Ecoflex plant.
Credit: BASF
BASF’s expanded Ecoflex plant.

BASF has completed a 60,000-metric-ton expansion of its Ecoflex plant in Ludwigs­hafen, Germany, that boosts capacity there to 74,000 metric tons per year. Ecoflex is a biodegradable plastic made from the petrochemical raw materials terephthalic acid, adipic acid, and 1,4-butanediol. Used in shopping bags, trash bags, and food packaging, it has properties similar to those of polyethylene.

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