BASF-YPC Co., Ltd.

BASF and SINOPEC will double the annual capacity of Neopentylglycol (NPG) at their joint venture BASF-YPC Co., Ltd. in Nanjing from 40,000 to 80,000 metric tons. The expanded capacity will come on stream in 2020.

BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. The €140 million project is an extension of an existing joint venture plant and will produce solventborne and waterborne coatings.