# BASF signs supply agreement with Youyi Group for acrylates from Zhanjiang site

BASF signed a Letter of Intent with Youyi Group for the supply of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate from its Zhanjiang Verbund site. The products will support Youyi's new BOPP film and tape plant in Guangdong. BASF's acrylic acid complex is planned to start up in 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-27
- Where: Guangdong, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 metric tons of butyl acrylate and 100,000 metric tons of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate per year
- Products: butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, BOPP tapes
- 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

- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/101028-basf-signs-agreement-with-tape-producer-in-china), 2024-05-27: "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."

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