# BASF achieves mechanical completion at Zhanjiang acrylics complex

BASF reached mechanical completion of the first batch of plants in the acrylics complex at its Zhanjiang Verbund site.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-06-18
- Where: Zhanjiang, China
- Value: $11.0B (10.0B EUR)
- Starts operating: 24 Jul 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 metric tons per year of butyl acrylate
- Products: acrylics
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/keyword/2460-expansion?page=4), 2025-06-18: "BASF has reached a major construction milestone at its Zhanjiang Verbund site with the successful mechanical completion of the first batch of plants in the acrylics complex."
- [pcimag.com](https://www.pcimag.com/articles/113863-basf-reaches-mechanical-completion-for-acrylics-complex-in-zhanjiang), 2025-07-30: "These new world-scale production facilities will allow us to meet the fast-growing demand for acrylics in China and across Asia with a reliable supply of high-quality, competitive products and shorter lead times."

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