Dr. Thorsten Bug, Senior Manager Chemicals

Selected Investments in the Chemical Industry in Germany
December 08, 2020

Start-up

Company, Location

Chemical2022

BASF, Schwarzheide€400m (estimated)

2022

UPM, Leuna

2021

BASF, Ludwigshafen

Cathode material for lithium-ion batter- To equip 400,000 fully electric vehicles
ies
Biorefinery based on beech wood for
220,000
the production of ethylene glycol(BioMEG), propylene glycol (BioPEG)
and industrial sugar
Methanesulfonic acid (Lutropur®)+65% in Ludwigshafen up to global capacity of50,000

2021
2021

Ineos, MarlBASF, Ludwigshafen

Cumene
1,6-Hexandiole (HDO)

three-digit million € amount
NA

2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020

Evonik, MarlCiech, Staßfurt
Evonik, Rheinfelden
BASF, Ludwigshafen
Celanese, Höchst
Nouryon, Höchst
Grace, Worms
BASF, Ludwigshafen

Polyamid 12 (VESTAMID®)
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Hydrophobic pyrogenic silica
Vitamin A
Polyoxymethylene (POM)
Chlormethane
Colloidal silica (LUDOX®)
Alkylethanolamine

2020
2020

Clariant, Gendorf
Covestro, Brunsbüttel

2020

DOW, Bitterfeld und Bomlitz

Ethylene oxide
Methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate(MDI)
Methylcellulose

750,000+50% in Ludwigshafen up to global capacity of
70,000+50%
110,000+20%+1,500 (+25%) up to global capacity of 7,500+20,000+30%
Capacity expansion+20% in Ludwigshafen up to global capacity of
110,000
Capacity expansion+220,000 to 420,000+19,000 at the two sites

NA2020
2019
2019
2019

Lanxess, Krefeld-Uerdingen
BASF, Ludwigshafen
CABB, Gersthofen und Hürth
Alzchem, Trostberg

Benzyl alcohol
Acetylene
Chloracetic acid
Nitriles+30%
90,000Capacity expansion
Capacity expansion

double-digit million € amountthree-digit million € amountdouble-digit million € amount€7.2m

www.gtai.com/chemicals

New capacity or expansion (+) in tonnes/year

Investment€550m

double-digit million € amount

€400m
€109m
double-digit million € amount
NANANA
€80m
NANA
€120m

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Start-up

Company, Location

ChemicalNew capacity or expansion (+) in tonnes/year

Investment

2019

Lanxess, Krefeld-Uerdingen

Capacity expansion

double-digit million € amount

2019
2019
2018

Perstorp, Arnsberg
Arlanxeo, Dormagen
BASF, Ludwigshafen

2018

Lanxess, Krefeld-Uerdingen
Momentive Performance
Materials, Leverkusen
Domo und Total, Leuna+12,5%+70,000+40,000 at the two sites Ludwigshafen and Ulsan(Korea)
Capacity expansion through a 3rd production line
Doubling of capacity

NANANA

2018
2018

2018
2018
2018
2018
2017

Evonik, Witten
Sasol, Brunsbüttel
Evonik, Marl
Evonik, Nouryon
Leuna-Harze, Leuna

2017

BASF, Schwarzheide

2017
2017
2015
2015

CRI Catalyst, Leuna
Bayer CropScience, Hürth
BASF, Ludwigshafen
BASF, Ludwigshafen

2015
2015

Evonik, Marl
BASF, Ludwigshafen

2014

Bayer, Dormagen

Compounds of polyamide (Durethan®)and polybutylene terephthalate(Pocan®)Pentaerythritol
Chloroprene rubber
Neopor® (expandable polystyrene (EPS)
with graphite particles)
Zinc oxide
3-Octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane(NXT-Silan)
Benzene extraction and further processing
special copolyester, DYNAPOL®
Aluminium hydroxide
polyamide 12-powder (VESTOSINT®)
Chlor-alkali electrolysis
Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F liquid
epoxy resins
Ultramid (PA: polyamide) and Ultradur(PBT: polybutylene terephthalate)
Catalysts
Methane-phosphonic acid butyl ester
Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI)World-scale plant for specialty amines,
primarily dimethylaminopropylamine(DMAPA) and polyetheramines (PEA)
But-1-eneComplexing agent methylglycinediacetic acid (Trilon M)
Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI)

300,000€150m2014
2014

BASF, Ludwigshafen
Evonik, Marl

Vinylformamide (VFA)
Liquid hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTBP)Capacity expansion+ 10,000 to 22,000€100m+€50m+

www.gtai.com/chemicals

€9m
€32m
€60m

several thousand+15,000
Capacity expansion by 50%
82,000 chlorine and 130,000 potassium hydroxide+30,000 to 70,000

double-digit million amountNA
double-digit million amountNA€45m+70,000 up to a global capacity of 700,000

NA+3,000NA
300,000
12,000€30m€150m€1bnNA+ 75,000 up to global capacity of 310,000€100m+Capacity expansion to a global capacity of 170,000 NA2/4

Start-up

Company, Location

ChemicalNew capacity or expansion (+) in tonnes/year

Investment

2014

Hi-Bis, Bitterfeld+ 5,000 to 10,000

€50m

2014

1,5 Mio. sqm

€17m

2014

Mitsubishi Plastics, Wiesbaden
Air Liquide, Dormagen

120,000 CO and 22,000 H2

€100m

2013

AkzoNobel, Höchst

1,1-Bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane, Bisphenol-TMC, Rawmaterial for Apec from Bayer MaterialScience
Aluminia composite material (AlpolicTM)
Steamreformer to produce crack gas
from natural gas
Chlor-alkali electrolysis

€140m

2013
2013

Lanxess, Leverkusen
Covestro, Leverkusen+ 165,000 to 250,000 chlorine and 275,000 sodium hydroxide+20%
Capacity expansion

2013

BASF, Ludwigshafen+60,000 to 150,000

NA

2013

Evonik, Marl

40,000

double-digit million € amount

2013
2013
2013

Radici, Zeitz
LyondellBasell, Wesseling
Lanxess, Dormagen+ 16,000 to 107,000+40% to 240,000+30% to 15,000€18mNANA2013

DOMO Caproleuna, Leuna

Diisononyl cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate
Hexanedioic acid
Butadiene
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers
Polyamide 650,000

€30m

2013
2012

Kuraray, Höchst
BASF, Ludwigshafen+24,000 to 94,000
24,000

€58m
NA

2012

BASF, Ludwigshafen

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
Cristallinic salt of Hexanedioic acid andHexane-1,6-diamine, AH-salt
Polycaprolactame, PA6, Ultramid® B+21,000

NA

2012

Styron, Schkopau

Styrene butadiene rubber, S-SBR,
Sprintan™

+50,000 to 160,000

€91m

2012

Vinnolit, Burghausen

Paste PVC

+9,000 to 100,000€9m2012

Clariant, Hürth

Diethyl phosphinic acid aluminate salts, Doubling of capacity
DEPAL, Exolit® OP

CHF tens of millions

2012

BASF, Ludwigshafen

Methane sulfonic acid, Lutropur®

NA

www.gtai.com/chemicals

Cresols
1,6-Hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)
and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)
Neopor expandable polystyrene (EPS)+10,000 to 30,000

€35m
€35m

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Start-up

Company, Location

ChemicalNew capacity or expansion (+) in tonnes/year

Investment

2012

Clariant, Straubing

Cellulosic ethanol via biocatalysis

1,000 tonnes ethanol from 4,500 tonnes straw
wheat

€28m

2012
2012

Sasol, BrunsbüttelLEUNA-Harze, Leuna

6,000
15,000 chlorineNA€70m2012
2012

Wacker, Nünchritz
Lanxess, Krefeld-Uerdingen

Triethylaluminium, TEA
Chlor-Alkali-Elektrolyse und epichlorhydrin production
Polycristalline silicium
Formaline (32%)

15,000150,000

NA€18m

2012
2011
2011
2011
2010

New production line for fluoropolymers
Lewabrane®
2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol
Ecoflex and Ecovio biopolymers
High density polyethylene (HDPE)

NANA
Capacity expansion up to 45,000
Ecoflex + 14,000 to 74,000
320,000

60€m€30m
NANANA2010

Dyneon, Gendorf
IAB, Bitterfeld
OXEA, Oberhausen
BASF, Ludwigshafen
LyondellBasell, Münchmünster
BASF, Ludwigshafen+25,000 to 40,000

NA20102010
2009

Covestro, Leverkusen
BASF, Ludwigshafen
Evonik, Marl

Low molecular weight polyisobutene(PIB)
Pilot project for carbon nanotubes
Syngas2-Propylheptan-1-ol (2-HP)

200Expansion to around 1.4bn m3
60.000

€22m
€100m
€100m

www.gtai.com/chemicals

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