Keyword: PolyTHF

Chemistry & Life Sciences

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

19.11.2015 - 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...

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BASF and Genomatica Expand Renewable BDO Pact

25.09.2015 - German chemical giant BASF and US biotech firm Genomatica have expanded the scope of their license agreement for production of renewable 1,4-butanediol using Genomatica’s patented...

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BASF Produces First Commercial Renewable Butanediol

28.11.2013 - BASF has begun offering its first commercial volumes of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) produced from renewable raw material produced with dextrose-based fermentation technology licensed from...

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BASF Lifts Global Output of 1.4 Butanediol and PolyTHF

12.07.2013 - BASF continues to expand its position as leading global supplier of the chemical intermediate 1.4 butanediol (BDO) and its derivative polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), also...

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BASF Increases Global PolyTHF Capacity

28.08.2012 - BASF has increased its global annual capacity for the production of the chemical intermediate PolyTHF (chemical name: polytetramethylene ether glycol - PTMEG) from 185,000 metric...