BASF has announced the expansion a new production line for defoamer capacity at its Dilovasi plant in Turkey. According to the company, the expansion increases the company’s onsite capacity, allowing a better response to rising demand in South-East Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“The additional capacity in Dilovasi enables us to support the growth plans of our customers in the region and improve our service level,” explained Joachim Burger, Head of Sales Additives EMEA.
According to the company, the plant plays an important role in the company’s additives business. The recent expansion of the polyacrylic-dispersing-agent line and the now enlarged defoamer capacity further strengthen the plant’s role in BASF’s additives business.
Defoamers are used in the production of paints, coatings and inks to prevent not only foaming but also, as a result, defect formation.