# BASF invests €15M to expand Paliocrom effect pigment capacity

BASF is spending about €15 million to increase capacity for Paliocrom effect pigments by more than 30% at its sites in Ludwigshafen and Besigheim, Germany. The extra capacity is due online by 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-15
- Where: Ludwigshafen and Besigheim, Germany, Germany
- Value: $17.4M (15.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30% increase
- Products: Paliocrom effect pigments
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/basf-coatings-invests-in-china-complex), 2018-08-15: "BASF is also spending about €15 million to increase capacity for Paliocrom effect pigments by more than 30% at its sites in Ludwigshafen and Besigheim, Germany."

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