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BASF SE has successfully commissioned the world's largest oleum/sulphuric acid plant at its production site in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will produce 420,000 tons of SO3 per year, which will be processed into oleum and sulphuric acid. Oleum is a crucial raw material for BASF's plastic production segment.
BASF SE, the largest chemical group in the world, announces the successful commissioning and acceptance of the world's largest oleum/sulphuric acid plant at BASF's integrated production site in Antwerp/Belgium. In future, the industrial plant will produce 420,000 tons SO3 per year - processed into oleum and sulphuric acid.
Oleum is an important raw material for plastic production - a segment of BASF SE.