BASF Aroma Ingredients launches new plants in Germany and China

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Summary

BASF’s Aroma Ingredients unit has started up three new world-scale plants: menthol and linalool in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and citral in Zhanjiang, China. The launch follows the March 26, 2026 inauguration of BASF’s Zhanjiang Verbund site. The Ludwigshafen investments are in the triple‑digit million‑euro range.

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BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) announced that its Aroma Ingredients business unit has launched three newly built world-scale plants – menthol and linalool in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and citral in Zhanjiang, China. This announcement follows the inauguration ceremony of BASF’s Zhanjiang Verbund site held on March 26, 2026. In Ludwigshafen, the investment is in the triple-digit million-euro […]

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