BASF catalyst BUILD PLANT IN POLAND
BASF is investing around 90 million euros in the first phase of construction of the plant for the production of catalysts for the neutralization of automotive emissions, which will be built in a special economic zone Środa Slaska near the city of Wroclaw (Poland). Build a new facility with a production area of 40 thousand m2, which will be one of the largest industrial facilities in Europe, BASF, will be launched before the end of this year. Start of production is planned for release first quarter 2014 With subsequent expansion of the total investment in the project will amount to approximately 150 million euros.
Once in 2016, all ten production lines of the new enterprise will be released in full production, the estimated total number of staff there will be more than 400 people.
`The planned commissioning of the Euro 6 (for light-duty vehicles) and Euro VI (for heavy vehicles) will lead to an increase in demand for advanced vehicle emission control systems. BASF is planning to more than double the production of the product in Europe - in order to meet this growing demand and to fully meet the expectations of customers `- said Rui Herc, senior vice president of automotive catalysts within the group BASF.
Some of the best decisions to be made in Poland, the system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and the latest combination SCR and DPF. In addition, on the premises will house a regional laboratory for testing samples and the production line for the production of PremairR - brand range of ozone decomposition catalysts, which are in demand in the automotive industry.
In parallel with the construction of a new manufacturing facility BASF is modernizing and expanding the production of catalysts for vehicle emission neutralization facility in Nienburg (Germany). `The appearance of the plant in Poland will provide geographical diversification of production and will complement our existing industrial unit in Nienburg. The presence of two plants in Europe will allow us to effectively grow your business, optimize the industrial model and the most efficient way to meet the needs of the market #39;, - said Xavier Susterak, vice-president of the European division of the catalysts for vehicles within the group BASF.
