# BASF to expand isoindoline yellow pigment capacity by 70%

BASF will extend its production capacities for isoindoline yellow pigments by around 70% by 2020, with an investment of around €10 million, to meet growing demand for high-performance pigments.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-07-31
- Where: Ludwigshafen, Germany, Germany
- Value: $11.7M (10.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 70% increase in isoindoline yellow pigment capacity
- Products: isoindoline yellow pigments
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/fi/en/media/news-releases/2018/07/p-18-280), 2018-07-30: "BASF will extend its production capacities for isoindoline yellow pigments by around 70% by 2020, as the demand for high-performance pigments grows."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/dk/en/media/news-releases/2018/07/p-18-280), 2018-07-30: "Following our recently announced expansion to production capacities for Paliocrom effect pigments, this investment of around €10 million underscores our ambitions for growth as one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance pigments."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2018/09/p-18-308), 2018-09-04: "By increasing our HDO production capacity, we will continue to support the fast-growing customer demand for high-quality HDO formulations globally."
- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/keyword/2303-capacity-expansions?page=10), 2018-11-21: "BASF to Increase Hexanediol Capacity at Ludwigshafen Site"

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