Hermann Althoff, senior vice president, BASF Performance Chemicals Asia Pacific, said the capacity buildup is in response to increasing demand in Asia and the Middle East, provides its customers more flexibility and ensures reliability of supply.

Irganox 1010, a sterically hindered phenolic primary antioxidant, provides protection against thermo-oxidative degradation. It is applied mainly in polyolefins and is also recommended for polyacetals, polyamides and polyurethanes, polyesters, PVC and ABS, along with elastomers such as butyl rubber and synthetic rubbers.

With its global production network, the Ludwigshafen-based chemical giant said it is the only supplier of plastic additives with production sites in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Author: Dede Williams, Freelance Journalist