BASF expands fungicides capacity in Germany, US

Heldt: Strong demand for BASF fungicides. BASF has announced plans to invest €200 million ($258 million) to expand capacity for several key fungicides, including F500 and Xemium. The expansion will take place at the company’s Schwarzheide and Ludwigshafen, Germany; and Sparks, GA plants. It is one of the BASF crop protection division’s largest capital investments in recent years, the company says. The division, with sales of €4.2 billion in 2011, is one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural chemicals. “We continue to...

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