# BASF switches Ulsan plant from Styropor to Neopor

At the Ulsan site in Korea, BASF will switch the plant's entire 85,000 metric tons capacity from Styropor to Neopor by end of 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-06-15
- Where: Ulsan, Korea, South Korea
- Starts operating: Q4 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 85,000 metric tons per year switch from Styropor to Neopor
- Products: Neopor (expandable polystyrene containing graphite), Styropor (expandable polystyrene)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2018/06/p-18-230), 2018-06-14: "At the Ulsan site in Korea, BASF will switch the plant's entire 85,000 metric tons capacity from the classic white EPS (expandable polystyrene) Styropor to the improved insulation raw material Neopor (gray EPS) until end of 2018."

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