# BASF launches Easiplas HDPE IL8008 from Zhanjiang site

BASF has launched a new injection-grade high-density polyethylene product, Easiplas HDPE IL8008, with the first batch dispatched from its Zhanjiang Verbund site on February 26, 2026. The first delivery was made to Great Polymer's customer Foshan Huiyu.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2026-02-28
- Where: Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
- Status: completed
- Products: Easiplas HDPE IL8008 injection-grade high-density polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md)
- [Great Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/90575.md) (customer)
- [Foshan Huiyu](https://endata.com/companies/90576.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [en.greatpolymer.com](https://en.greatpolymer.com/news/240.html), 2026-02-28: "BASF’s delivery of the first truckload of Easiplas® HDPE IL8008 to Great Polymer represented more than a product delivery; it marked a new stage in the two companies' strategic cooperation."

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