# BASF doubles acResin production capacity at Ludwigshafen

BASF doubled its manufacturing capacity for UV acrylic hotmelts (acResin) by building a second production facility at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. The investment was several tens of millions of euros and the additional capacity is now available.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-06-03
- Where: Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Starts operating: 3 Jun 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled
- Products: UV acrylic hotmelts (acResin)
- 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/global/en/media/news-releases/2019/06/p-19-230), 2019-06-02: "BASF has doubled its manufacturing capacity for UV acrylic hotmelts sold under the brand name acResin by building a second production facility at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/Business-Roundup/97/i23), 2019-06-07: "The expansion, which cost 'tens of millions of euros,' doubled capacity for the products, used in pressure-sensitive adhesives for food labels and tape for the automotive and construction industries."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/raw-materials/basf-doubles-production-capacity-for-adhesive-raw-material/), 2019-06-12: "In the premium adhesives sector, the global trend is moving towards high-quality and sustainable application solutions."
- [springerprofessional.de](https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/verbindungstechnik/basf-verdoppelt-produktionskapazitaet-fuer-klebrohstoff/16906512), 2019-07-08: "Mit unserem UV-vernetzbaren 100 %-Acrylat acResin erfüllen wir diese hohen Anforderungen und wollen als Partner der Klebstoffindustrie in diesem Spezialitätengeschäft weiter wachsen."

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