# BASF to build new menthol and linalool plants in Ludwigshafen

BASF announced new menthol and linalool downstream plants at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, expected to come on stream from 2026 onwards.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-03-07
- Where: Ludwigshafen, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: 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."

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