# BASF commissions core ethylene plant at Zhanjiang base in China

BASF announced the commissioning of the core ethylene joint plant at its Zhanjiang integrated base in China on January 7, 2026. The plant has an annual capacity of 1 million tons and is part of an €8.7 billion investment.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-01-07
- Where: Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 7 Jan 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1 million tons per year of ethylene and propylene
- Products: ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, citral
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md)

## Sources

- [news.chemnet.com](https://news.chemnet.com/news-822.html), 2026-01-08: "On January 7, BASF announced the commissioning of the core ethylene joint plant at its Zhanjiang base."

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