BASF Expands HMD Production In Chalampé, France

    Jan. 18, 2022
    BASF is expanding European production for hexamethylenediamine and polyamide 6.6.

    BASF says it has decided to build a new hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France. The new plant is reportedly set to increase BASF’s annual HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons. Production is expected to start in 2024. BASF will also expand its polyamide 6.6 production in Freiburg, Germany starting in 2022.

    The planned investments will further expand the polyamide 6.6 business that BASF acquired from Solvay in 2020.

    “With this new HMD plant in Chalampé and the expansion of the polymerization in Freiburg, BASF ensures that customers can be reliably supplied with HMD and PA6.6, while also addressing increasing demand in the market,” says Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva, president of BASF’s monomers division.

    HMD is a precursor used in the production of high-quality polyamide 6.6 plastics and coating raw materials. Among other things, these products are used in the automotive industry as well as in the production of special fibers.

    For more information, visit: www.basf.com

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