# BASF starts production in new Superabsorbents Excellence Center

BASF started production in a new Superabsorbents Excellence Center for its Hygiene Business.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-11-24
- Where: Jinshan, China, China
- Starts operating: 26 Oct 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,500 metric tons per year
- Products: superabsorbent polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [personal-care-hygiene.basf.com](https://personal-care-hygiene.basf.com/global/en/hygiene/news-releases), 2021-11-24: "BASF has started production in new Superabsorbents Excellence Center for its Hygiene Business"
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/jp/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2021/12/basf_plans_to_establish_production_of_uvinul), 2021-12-09: "The new plant is designed with a capacity of 1,500 metric tons per year and is expected to come on stream in the first half of 2023."

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