# BASF to build new aroma ingredients plants in China and Germany

BASF announced investments in a new world-scale citral plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, and new menthol and linalool downstream plants at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The plants are expected to come on stream from 2026 onwards, increasing BASF's annual citral capacity to 118,000 metric tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-07
- Where: Zhanjiang, China, China
- Starts operating: Jan 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 118,000 metric tons per year citral
- Products: citral, menthol, linalool
- 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/2023/03/p-23-129), 2023-03-06: "BASF announced its investment in a new citral plant as part of its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, and menthol and linalool downstream plants at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/cn/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2023/03/basf-invests-in-the-expansion-of-its-polymer-dispersions-product), 2023-03-14: "This expansion marks another key milestone in the development of our polymer dispersions business in Greater China."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/th/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2023/03/basf-invests-in-the-expansion-of-its-polymer-dispersions-product), 2023-03-14: "This expansion marks another key milestone in the development of our polymer dispersions business in Greater China."
- [echemi.com](https://www.echemi.com/cms/1313705.html), 2023-03-30: "The new 80,000 t/a device is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing BASF's global NPG capacity to 335,000 tons per year."

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