BASF marks its 60th anniversary in the country with the inauguration of an expanded dispersion production facility in Durban, South Africa.

BASF has expanded its dispersion production capacity at its site in Durban, South Africa, reinforcing its ability to supply high-quality dispersions used in architectural coatings, construction materials, and the paper industry. The significant capacity increase is expected to enhance supply reliability and enable the company to better support customers’ growth plans.

Alongside the expansion, BASF has also set up a modern application laboratory at the site. The new facility strengthens technical service capabilities, allowing closer collaboration with customers and improved support for formulation development.

The Durban site serves customers across East, West, and Southern Africa and is one of six dispersion production facilities within BASF’s EMEA network. With manufacturing sites located across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, BASF aims to maintain close proximity to customers while ensuring reliable supply and responsiveness to regional market needs.

“Our investment in Durban underscores our strong commitment to the dynamic African region and our local customers. Together with the recent capacity expansion in Dilovasi, Türkiye, and the modernization of the Ludwigshafen plant, we are strengthening our position as a leading supplier of high-quality dispersions across EMEA enhancing our capability to support our customers’ growth and innovations” says Dr. Jörg Niebergall, Senior Vice President,Dispersions Europe

“This expansion in Durban will increase our supply reliability and ensure excellent product quality,” adds Ruveshen Reddy, responsible for the Durban production site. “To achieve this, we modernized our production facilities and installed a cutting-edge reactor.”

BASF is celebrating 60 years of operations in South Africa this year. The company remains the only multinational operating a dedicated dispersions production facility in the country, highlighting its long-standing commitment to customers, partners, and the development of the regional market.

Source: BASF