BASF to expand vitamin A formulation plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany

LONDON (ICIS)–BASF is set to expand its vitamin A formulation plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany to boost production and strengthen the producer’s market position.

The start-up is currently scheduled for mid-2023.

The expansion will include increasing capacities for vitamin A powder in line with higher vitamin A acetate output, which will contribute to producing products for the animal nutrition industry.

An initial expansion of the plant in 2021 increased BASF’s total annual nameplate vitamin A acetate capacity to 3,800 metric tonnes.

With this latest increase, BASF will be further enhancing its vitamin A production footprint, the company said in a statement.

In a separate statement on Thursday, BASF announced a portfolio shift within its Nutrition and Health portfolio, which will be combined into a single global Nutrition Ingredients segment.

This builds on the expansion of the vitamin A plant, which will help increase the capacity for animal nutrition production.

“This investment is part of our new operating model, leveraging and further strengthening core product platforms of our nutrition ingredients business,” said Julia Raquet, senior vice president of Nutrition Ingredients.

Raquet added that the investment “underlines our ambition to meet market demands for vitamin A in the long term and ensures reliable, high-quality supply to our customers.”