中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工网站6月6日报道，德国化工巨头巴斯夫从今年第二季度开始将逐步在比利时安特卫普和德国路德维希港两地增加烷氧基化物产能。这项投资尤其有利于欧洲客户，其产能将大幅增加，每年烷氧基化物产量将超过15万吨。

巴斯夫护理化学品总裁Mary Kurian表示：“通过此次扩建，我们正在加强我们在欧洲的地位，并通过洗涤剂和清洁剂、汽车和建筑行业等广泛应用，在欧洲市场开辟重要的增长机会。”

“尽管过去几年面临挑战，但这次产能扩张为我们的客户提供了更大的灵活性和供应安全性。这是为了应对对烷氧基化物的长期需求增长，并加强我们在这一不断增长的领域的市场领导地位。”巴斯夫欧洲家庭护理和工业配方高级副总裁Soeren Hildebrandt补充道。

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大部分烷氧基化物产能增加是位于安特卫普的比利时一体化工厂环氧乙烷和环氧乙烷衍生物扩建的一部分。除烷氧基化物外，扩建还包括投资第二条世界级环氧乙烷生产线，包括纯化环氧乙烷产能。

例如，烷氧基化物用于生产家庭护理行业所需表面活性剂以及工业和机构清洁中的各种应用。巴斯夫的客户将这些表面活性剂用于洗衣剂、清洁剂和洗碗产品的配方中。烷氧基化物也用于工业解决方案的技术应用。例如，用于高效减水剂生产的原材料、乳液聚合乳化剂、作物保护添加剂以及用于汽车和建筑行业的聚氨酯泡沫。

李峻 编译自 烃加工网站

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BASF increases alkoxylates production capacity in Europe

BASF is gradually bringing additional alkoxylation capacity on stream in Antwerp, Belgium, and Ludwigshafen, Germany, from the second quarter of 2023. The investment benefits European customers in particular with a significant capacity increase well in excess of 150,000 metric tons per year.

"With this expansion, we are strengthening our position in Europe and opening up important growth opportunities in the European market through a wide range of applications such as in the detergents and cleaners, automotive and construction industries," said Mary Kurian, President Care Chemicals. “This capacity expansion – implemented despite the challenges faced over the past few years – gives our customers enhanced flexibility and supply security. It is in response to the long-term increase in demand for alkoxylates and reinforces our market leadership in this growing segment,” adds Soeren Hildebrandt, Senior Vice President, Home Care, I&I and Industrial Formulators Europe at BASF.

Most of the capacity increase is part of the expansion of ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at the Belgian Verbund site in Antwerp. In addition to alkoxylation, the expansion encompasses investment in a second world-scale ethylene oxide production line, including purified ethylene oxide capacity.

Alkoxylation is used for instance to produce surfactants for the home care industry and for various applications in industrial and institutional cleaning. BASF customers utilize these surfactants in the formulation of laundry detergents, cleaning agents, and dishwashing products. Alkoxylates are also used in technical applications for industrial solutions. Examples include raw materials for superplasticizer production, emulsion polymerization emulsifiers, crop protection additives, and polyurethane foams for the automotive and construction industries.