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Frequently Asked Questions


What prerequisites have to be met for a project?



Formal or basic prerequisites have not been determined. We support customers with quantities ranging from lab to industrial scale.


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What sites work on these projects?



In the initial phases we will rely on resources in Ludwigshafen where we have our research and development, several pilot plants and various multi-purpose plants available.


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What will this cost me?



We do not charge for an initial analysis of a request. Costs are to be split with the customer through the development phase, including, for instance, the production of lab quantities.


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Is there a contact available in my vicinity?



Global New Business Development for Chemical Intermediates maintains local representatives in Europe, NAFTA and Asia.
Europe: new-intermediates-europe@basf.com
Asia: new.intermediates@basf-japan.co.jp
NAFTA: new.intermediates@basf.com


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What can I, as customer, expect in working together with Global New Business Development for Chemical Intermediates?



We subdivide a project into five segments.

From Your First Request to a Long-Term Partnership

1.
Inquiry
2.
Evaluation
3.
Development
4.
Realization
5.
Finalization
  • Examination and first assesment
  • Secrecy Agreement
  • First price idea
  • R&D Work:
    • process feasibility
    • lab samples
    • specification parameters

  • Project Management
  • Definition of Time Goals
  • Intense com- munication between all involved in the project

  • Scale-up and process optimization

  • Continuous sales
  • Long-term contract


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Where will BASF manufacture my product? What types of technologies can BASF offer?



The Intermediates Operating Division manufactures more than 600 commercial products. If your product isn’t one of these, BASF has a broad portfolio of technologies available to meet your needs.
  • Amination
  • Hydrogenation
  • Alkoxylation
  • Hydroformylation
  • Electrochemistry
  • Acetylene chemistry
  • Phosgene chemistry
  • HCN chemistry
  • N-, O-Heterocycles
  • Biotechnology (Chiral products "ChiPros®")



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