# BASF to expand polyisobutene capacity in Ludwigshafen by 25%

BASF will increase production capacity for medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes (OPPANOL B) at its Ludwigshafen site by 25%. The expansion is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-08-01
- Where: Ludwigshafen, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25% increase in medium-molecular weight polyisobutene capacity
- Products: medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes (OPPANOL B)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2023/08/p-23-277), 2023-07-31: "BASF will increase the production capacity for its medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes, marketed under the tradename OPPANOL B, at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 25%."
- [paint.org](https://www.paint.org/basf-increases-production-capacity-at-german-facility/), 2023-08-04: "The additional production capacity for our medium-molecular weight OPPANOL B polyisobutenes will enable our customers to grow with innovative solutions that contribute to sustainable development."

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