Editing BASF (section)

==Production==
BASF's recent success is characterized by a focus on creating resource efficient product lines after completely abandoning consumer products. This strategy was reflected in production by a re-focus towards integrated production sites. The largest such integrated production site is located in [[Ludwigshafen]] employing 33,000 people.

Integrated production sites are characterized by co-location of many individual production lines (producing a specific chemical), which share an interconnected material flow. Piping is used ubiquitously for volume materials. All production lines use common raw material sourcing and feed back waste resources, which can be used elsewhere (e.g. steam of various temperatures, sulfuric acid, carbon monoxide). The economic incentive for this approach is high resource and energy efficiency of the overall process, reduced shipping cost and associated reduced risk of accidents. Due to the high cost of such an integrated production site, it establishes a high entry barrier for competitors trying to enter the market for volume chemicals.

BASF built a new chemical complex in [[Dahej]], Gujarat at a cost of $100&nbsp;million. This facility has South Asia's first [[methylene diphenyl diisocyanate]] (MDI) splitter for processing crude MDI. BASF has 8 production facilities in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/basf-india-invests-rs-1-000-cr-in-guj-chemical-complex-114100800945_1.html |title=BASF India invests Rs 1,000 cr in Guj chemical complex |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203225519/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/basf-india-invests-rs-1-000-cr-in-guj-chemical-complex-114100800945_1.html |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=live |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

BASF SE has succeeded in developing a semi-crystalline polyamide that allows light to pass through largely unhindered, known as Ultramid.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BASF develops first semi-crystalline polyamide, Ultramid Vision |url=http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/basf-develops-first-semi-crystalline-polyamide-ultramid-vision/12196.html |publisher=[[WorldOfChemicals]] |date=13 Oct 2017 |access-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016122022/http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/basf-develops-first-semi-crystalline-polyamide-ultramid-vision/12196.html |archive-date=16 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{{wide image|File:BASF Ludwigshafen panorama 2023-1.jpg|1200px|Ludwigshafen production site}}