Quick facts

• Demonstration plant with 6 megawatts input of renewable electrical energy to be fully integrated into a steam cracker at BASF’S Ludwigshafen Verbund site

• Technology has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90% compared to conventional steam crackers

• Project has been awarded funding by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

• Start-up of the demonstration plant is targeted for 2023