# GIG Karasek and Piller sign contract for BASF's industrial heat pump at Ludwigshafen

GIG Karasek, as EPC contractor, is delivering what is described as the world's most powerful industrial heat pump system for BASF at Ludwigshafen, with Piller Blowers & Compressors supplying 11 compressors. The project aims to produce CO2-free steam for formic acid production and cut related emissions by 98%.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-03-27
- Where: Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11 compressor machines in a series-connected steam compression system
- Products: industrial heat pump system, vapor compressors, VapoLine compressors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GIG Karasek](https://endata.com/companies/12754.md)
- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (customer)
- [Piller Blowers & Compressors](https://endata.com/companies/5247.md) (supplier)
- [GIG Karasek](https://endata.com/companies/12754.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [piller.de](https://www.piller.de/news-events/news/article/piller-and-gig-karasek-sign-project-contract/), 2025-03-27: "GIG Karasek delivers the world's most powerful industrial heat pump system for BASF at the Ludwigshafen site."
- [process-worldwide.com](https://www.process-worldwide.com/piller-partners-with-gig-karasek-for-worlds-most-powerful-heat-pump-system-a-775513b1627d5d67d224afdf4e870e29/), 2025-04-07: "Piller is supplying the 11 blowers, which are connected in series as part of the steam compression system."

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