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In Depth: BASF’s New Chemical Plant Highlights China’s Strengths Amid Global Turmoil

By Luo Guoping, Zhao Xuan and Wang Xintong
2026年04月10日 18:28
The opening of the German giant’s $10 billion mega-complex underscores how multinationals are increasingly relying on the country’s size and supply chain resilience to weather geopolitical shocks

As geopolitical shocks ripple through the world’s energy markets, a sprawling industrial complex on China’s southern coast signals a deeper shift in the balance of global chemical production.

On March 26, German chemical giant BASF SE’s 8.7 billion euro ($10 billion) integrated chemical complex in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, became fully operational, just as the war in the Middle East has choked off key flows of oil and petrochemical feedstocks.

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