# Yangzi-BASF to invest $292.5M in Phase 2.8 expansion at Nanjing Verbund site

Yangzi-BASF, a 50:50 joint venture between Sinopec and BASF, announced a CNY 292.5 million (approx. USD 45 million) expansion at its Nanjing Verbund site. The project will add five new production units for propionaldehyde, propionic acid, ethanolamine, ethyleneamine, and tert-butyl acrylate, and revamp a purified ethylene oxide unit, increasing capacities for several chemicals.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-05-27
- Where: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Value: $45.0M (292.5M CNY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: Propionaldehyde 70,000 t/y, propionic acid 40,000 t/y, ethanolamine 55,000 t/y, ethyleneamine 35,000 t/y, tert-butyl acrylate 12,000 t/y, purified ethylene oxide 200,000 t/y (expanded from 150,000 t/y)
- Products: propionaldehyde, propionic acid, ethanolamine, ethyleneamine, tert-butyl acrylate, purified ethylene oxide
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Yangzi-BASF](https://endata.com/companies/55429.md)
- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (partner)
- [Sinopec](https://endata.com/companies/1143.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [100ppi.com](https://www.100ppi.com/news/detail-20210527-1821964.html), 2021-05-27: "扬巴公司按照中石化与巴斯夫的战略部署，启动了一体化 2.8 期扩建项目的建设。"

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