# Schütz to build automated IBC plant at BASF Ludwigshafen site

BASF and Schütz signed an agreement for Schütz to build a highly automated IBC production and storage facility at BASF's Ludwigshafen headquarters. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-03-13
- Where: Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), industrial packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Schütz](https://endata.com/companies/2619.md)
- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [schuetz.net](https://www.schuetz.net/en/press/packaging-systems/2026/schuetz-invests-in-a-state-of-the-art-ibc-production-facility-at-basf-s-main-plant-in-ludwigshafen/), 2026-03-13: "BASF and Schütz have signed an agreement for the construction of a highly automated production and storage facility for intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) at the BASF headquarters in Ludwigshafen."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/de/who-we-are/organization/locations/europe/german-sites/ludwigshafen/news-and-media/news-releases/2026/03/p-26-050), 2026-03-17: "BASF und Schütz haben einen Ansiedlungsvertrag über den Bau eines hochautomatisierten Produktions- und Lagerstandorts für Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) am Hauptsitz der BASF in Ludwigshafen unterzeichnet."

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