BASF generates steam with the world's largest industrial heat pump

BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection for the construction of the world's most efficient industrial heat pump. This will enable the company to begin preparations for this project at its site in Ludwigshafen in the coming months, which will make an important contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions. The plant is scheduled to go into operation in 2027. The Federal Ministry is supporting the project with up to 310 million euros as part of the "Climate Protection Contracts" funding program. The funding decision was presented by Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck to Uwe Liebelt, President of the European Verbund Sites at BASF. "Integrating new technologies into our chemical production processes is one of the key components of the green transformation for BASF," explained BASF Board of Executive Directors member Markus Kamieth. He emphasized that the planned heat pump is a unique selling point: "The planned plant is the first of its kind to be used for steam generation - there are no comparable industrial reference projects worldwide." The support of the Federal Ministry is therefore particularly important in order to develop new processes that enable more sustainable value chains in the chemical industry.