# BASF expands superabsorbent polymer capacity in Camaçari, Brazil

BASF announced a BRL 20 million investment to expand production capacity of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) at its Acrylic Complex in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. The expansion is part of a long-term investment plan totaling hundreds of millions of reais.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-08-27
- Where: Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
- Value: $3.60M (20.0M BRL)
- Status: announced
- Products: superabsorbent polymers (SAP)
- 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

- [industrianews.com.br](https://www.industrianews.com.br/2024/08/basf-amplia-producao-em-camacari/), 2024-08-27: "A Basf anunciou nesta terça-feira (27/8) a expansão da capacidade de produção de sua planta de polímeros superabsorventes (SAP) no Complexo Acrílico em Camaçari, na Bahia."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/br/pt/media/news-releases/2024/01/Investimentos-no-Complexo-Acr-lico-da-BASF-no-Brasil-aumentam-a-produ--o-de-pol-mero-superabsorventes-e-impulsionam-a-sustentabilidade-de-todo-o-portf-lio-de-produtos), 2024-08-29: "Essa é a maior iniciativa de excelência operacional em nossa planta de SAP, e o aumento de capacidade resultante nos permitirá apoiar o crescimento de nossos clientes locais."

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