# BASF signs supply agreement with Youyi for acrylates from Zhanjiang

BASF signed a Letter of Intent with Youyi Group to supply butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate from its Zhanjiang Verbund site. The supply will support Youyi's new plant in Guangdong for BOPP films and tapes, with production startups planned for 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-04-22
- Where: Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, China
- Status: announced
- Products: butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (supplier)
- [Youyi Group](https://endata.com/companies/76995.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/hk/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2024/04/apac-24-13), 2024-04-23: "We are delighted to enter into this long-term strategic cooperation partnership with Youyi, which marks the first customer agreement to supply acrylates from the Zhanjiang Verbund site."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/kr/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2024/04/apac-24-120), 2024-04-23: "We are delighted to enter into this long-term strategic cooperation partnership with Youyi, which marks the first customer agreement to supply acrylates from the Zhanjiang Verbund site."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/cn/en/media/news-releases/asia-pacific/2024/04/apac-24-120), 2024-04-24: "We are delighted to enter into this long-term strategic cooperation partnership with Youyi, which marks the first customer agreement to supply acrylates from the Zhanjiang Verbund site."
- [thaipr.net](https://www.thaipr.net/en/manufacturing_en/3472055), 2024-05-14: "We are delighted to enter into this long-term strategic cooperation partnership with Youyi, which marks the first customer agreement to supply acrylates from the Zhanjiang Verbund site."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.