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On November 13, 2020, we hosted our live virtual groundbreaking event from Schwarzheide, Germany due to the global pandemic. The replay will is available below.
BASF Schwarzheide Groundbreaking Event Replay (English)
BASF Schwarzheide Groundbreaking Event Replay (Deutsch)
We believe electromobility, combined with renewable energy, is a key part of reconciling the global desire for individual mobility against the need to significantly reduce global emissions. Together with the already announced investment for precursor of cathode active materials in Harjavalta, Finland, our new plant in Schwarzheide will deliver more sustainable, high-performance cathode active materials to our customers in Europe and contribute to build up a sustainable European battery value chain. Both plants will start-up in 2022 with an initial capacity enabling the supply of around 400,000 full electric vehicles per year.
BASF's investment in Europe will help customers keep the carbon footprint through the value chain as low as possible. Our cathode active materials will have an industry leading low CO₂ impact. Thanks to our efficient manufacturing process, the high share of renewable energy, the upstream integration into the key raw materials like Cobalt and Nickel, as well as the short transportation route along the value chain we are able to reduce the CO₂ footprint significantly – by around 30% compared to the conventional industry standard on the market.
BASF’s new plant for cathode active materials is located at the BASF site in Schwarzheide, one of the largest European sites within the BASF Group after its headquarters in Ludwigshafen. The new plant will focus on the production of high-energy density cathode active materials and use precursors from the new plant in Harjavalta, Finland. This will also send a positive signal for shaping the structural change in the Lausitz region. The site in Schwarzheide uses an energy-efficient gas and steam turbine power plant that operates on the principle of combined heat and power generation. It is currently being modernized to further increase its eco-efficiency. Until the battery materials plant is commissioned, the integration of renewable energies is also planned.
With the commissioning of the plant, more than 150 jobs will be created. This will also send a positive signal for shaping the structural economy change in the Lausitz region.
The investment is supported by the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Brandenburg within the IPCEI on Batteries.
Sponsors: Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag and Ministry of Economics, Labour and Energy of the State of Brandenburg on the basis of a resolution of the Brandenburg State Parliament.
Find videos and photos from the symbolic groundbreaking celebration event at BASF Schwarzheide site.
From top right to bottom left: Maros Sefcovic, Peter Altmaier, Dietmar Woidke, Uwe Liebelt, Peter Schuhmacher, Michael Baier, Daniel Schönfelder, Jürgen Fuchs
Have a look at how BASF management around the globe virtually celebrated the symbolic groundbreaking event in Schwarzheide.
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DownloadFind a selection of recent project updates on our two investments in Harjavalta, Finland and Schwarzheide, Germany:
Feb 12, 2020
BASF’s new plant for precursor cathode active materials is located in close proximity to partner companies in the Harjavalta industrial park. This ensures the secure and reliable supply of raw materials and also reduces the carbon footprint during transportation. To further minimize the CO2 impact, the new plant will use renewable energy resources, including hydro, wind and biomass-based power. It will offer more than 100 job opportunities to the Satakunnan region and will be an important building block in the establishment of a Finnish battery value chain. The investment is co-funded by Business Finland within the IPCEI on Batteries.
