Uhde Inventa-Fischer Awarded BASF’s Ecoflex Contract

Uhde Inventa-Fischer, a subsidiary of Uhde, says it has been awarded a contract to supply BASF’s previously announced Ecoflex plant at Ludwigshafen (CW, April 28, p. 21). Uhde Inventa-Fischer will provide its proprietary 2R process technology for the plant, which will produce 60,000 m.t./year of Ecoflex, a biodegradable copolyester developed by BASF. Completion is due in the third quarter of 2010. BASF is also increasing compounding capacity for Ecovio, a derivative of Ecoflex containing 45% polylactic...

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