# BASF breaks ground on acrylic acid complex at Zhanjiang, China

BASF has broken ground on a new production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, including plants for glacial acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. The complex will have an annual capacity of approximately 400,000 metric tons of BA and 100,000 metric tons of 2-EHA, and is expected to start up in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-03-13
- Where: Zhanjiang, China
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 metric tons of butyl acrylate and 100,000 metric tons of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate per year
- Products: glacial acrylic acid, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate
- 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-23-154), 2023-03-12: "BASF has broken ground on a new production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, that includes plants for glacial acrylic acid (GAA), butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA)."
- [chemicals.basf.com](https://chemicals.basf.com/global/en/Petrochemicals/news/p-23-3351), 2023-03-12: "BASF has broken ground on a new production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China, that includes plants for glacial acrylic acid (GAA), butyl acrylate (BA) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA)."

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