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BASF has opened a state-of-the-art R&D center for refinery catalysts in Attapulgus, Georgia, co-located with its largest global refinery catalyst production site. The setup is designed to tighten collaboration among R&D, process engineering, and operations, accelerating the translation of innovations into production.

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BASF opens new R&D center for refining catalysts in Georgia

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BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has opened a new, state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) center for advancements in refinery catalysts. The facility is strategically co-located at BASF’s largest refinery catalyst production site globally, in Attapulgus, Georgia.  The proximity will allow for greater collaboration between R&D, process engineering, and operations teams ensuring that the innovations developed are […]

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MikeHarlan 2 months ago
Co-locating R&D with the catalyst plant should tighten tech transfer; when we embedded chemists on our packaging floor, formulation scale-up time dropped ~25%. Does the Attapulgus center include high throughput screening and accelerated deactivation rigs (FCC/hydroprocessing) tied to real-time production SPC, and any plan for closed-loop recycling of clay/zeolite fines?

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