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BASF Antwerp: Chemical Verbund production in the heart of Europe
Wouter de GeestManaging DirectorBASF Antwerp N.V.
June 28, 2016
BASF Antwerp: Chemical Verbund production in the heart of Europe
Wouter De GeestManaging Director
BASF Antwerp N.V.June 28, 2016
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Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks anduncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be realized from theproposals described herein. Forward-looking statements may include, in particular, statementsabout future events, future financial performance, plans, strategies, expectations, prospects,competitive environment, regulation and supply and demand. BASF has based these forward-looking statements on its views and assumptions with respect to future events and financialperformance. Actual financial performance could differ materially from that projected in theforward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts andprojections, and financial performance may be better or worse than anticipated. Given theseuncertainties, readers should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Theinformation contained in this presentation is subject to change without notice and BASF doesnot undertake any duty to update the forward-looking statements, and the estimates andassumptions associated with them, except to the extent required by applicable laws andregulations.
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… is the second-largest Verbund site of BASF
… has competitive advantages through uniqueVerbund site integration
… is continuously improving cost structures bytechnological and operational excellence
… has lean and reliable logistics
… supplies into growth markets
BASF’s Verbund site Antwerp…
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BASF’s Antwerp site at a glance
Leveraging Verbund advantages
Positioned for further growth
Agenda
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Global Verbund sites of BASF Antwerp is BASF’s second-largest Verbund site
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Kuantan
Nanjing
Antwerp
Ludwigshafen
Freeport
Geismar
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BASF Antwerp – Ideally located in the heart of Europe
Stockholm
500 km
750 km
1000 km
Dublin
250 km
London
Bern
Vienna
BerlinWarsaw
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Paris
Ludwigshafen
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The Benelux chemical clusterBASF Antwerp: Suppliers and customers at arm’s length
Belgium
Exxon Mobil
IneosDow
Dow
TotalBP ChemicalVersalis
Borealis
Sabic
Celanese
Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil
CovestroLanxessBorealisIneos
Ineos
Solvay/SolVin
ELLBA
Shell Shin-EtsuLyondellBasellDow Shell
HuntsmanLyondellBasell
Ethylene pipelinePropylene pipeline
Netherlands
Antwerp
Total LanxessSolvay/SolVin
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BASF Verbund site Antwerp at a glance
Sales ~€6 billion in 2015(including Group-internal sales)
Site area 6 km2
Production facilities more than 50 production plants (including third-party plants)
Investments* ~€150 million p.a.
Sales volumes 7.8 million metric tons
Volume handled 15.6 million metric tons
Employees BASF ~3,000
* Average last five years
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Safety firstMaintain focus on safe behavior
LTI frequency rate*
BASF Antwerp: Good safety track record versus industry benchmarks
* Lost Time Injuries (LTI) per 1 million hours worked** As from 2005, based on data from Fund of Occupational Accidents.
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Industry Belgium**
Chemical industry Belgium**
VIBNA***
BASF site Antwerp****
*** VIBNA: Association of Industrial Companies in Northern Antwerp**** As from 2011, including Styrolution Belgium N.V. and EuroChem Antwerpen N.V.
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Antwerp’s contribution to BASF segmentsInvolved in BASF’s core chemical activities
Antwerp
Crop Protection
PerformanceProducts
Care ChemicalsPerformanceChemicals
Functional Materials & Solutions
AgriculturalSolutions
Dispersions & PigmentsNutrition & Health
Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas
Chemicals
Monomers
Intermediates
Petrochemicals
Functional Materials & SolutionsPerformance MaterialsConstructionChemicalsCoatings
Catalysts
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Antwerp’s contribution to BASF segmentsKey products
PerformanceProducts
Care Chemicals
PerformanceChemicals
Functional Materials & Solutions
AgriculturalSolutions
Oil & GasChemicals
Monomers
Intermediates
Petrochemicals
Functional Materials & SolutionsPerformance Materials Ethylene
Propylene Benzene Acrylic acid
MDI Ammonia Caprolactam
Amines Formaldehyde
Superabsorbents Surfactants
Polyisobutylene
Polyether polyols
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BASF’s Antwerp site at a glance
Leveraging Verbund advantages
Positioned for further growth
Agenda
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We add value as one company
People Verbund
ProductionVerbund
TechnologyVerbund
CustomerVerbund
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Production Verbund – What is it?A unique concept and competitive advantage of BASF
Verbund synergies
Econ
omie
s of
sca
le
The Verbund is all about intelligent interlinking of production plants, energy flows and infrastructure
It allows BASF to reduce its raw material and energy use
>€1 billion of global annual cost savings through Verbund
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Verbund Simulation Verbund means efficiency and flexibility – if steered intelligently
Verbund simulator enables
Optimized operations
Efficient utilization of assets
Management of value chains
Verbund proved flexible in 2008/2009 crisis
Capacity reductions
Flexible placement of people
Retained profitability
Flying start out of the crisis
Verbund does allow for portfolio changes
e.g. fertilizers, styrenics
Demand forecast along BASF value chains
Optimized production
plan management
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Verbund generates >€1 billion global cost savings p.a.* and supports sustainabilityA competitive advantage of BASF
* Savings include only tangible synergies.
80% of the entire energy demand from exothermic processes; reduction of 2.4 million metric tons of CO2
Combi terminal saves 150,000 truck loads (equaling 300,000 metric tons of CO2)
Shared use of on-site facilities (e.g. fire department, security, waste water treatment)
BASF Antwerp
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BASF Antwerp – Energy VerbundState-of-the-art energy efficiency
Steam productionSteam consumption
Energy profile production processes Antwerp
Energy-producing processes
Energy-consuming processes
Verbund of energy-producing and energy-consuming processes reduces net energy demand
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Ship57%
Train3%
15,6 million metric tons*
Pipe28%
Road12%
BASF Antwerp – Logistics VerbundReliable and lean logistics
Vessel in 29%Barge in 10% Vessel out 3%Barge out 14%Container out 1%
Railcar in 1%Railcar out 2%
In 10%Out 18%
Continuously improving logistics: costs, reliability, lead time, sustainability
* Volume handled 2015
Road/intermodal in 1%Road out 7%Intermodal out 4%
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Product Verbund
Utilities VerbundAir Liquide Hydrogen
Air Liquide CO-Pipelinefrom Bergen op Zoom, NL
HydrogenCONitrogenOxygen
Air Liquide Network Northern Europe
Air Liquide on BASF
site
Air Separation Unit
Hydrogen CO-plant
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Compressed Air
EnergyUtilities
CO
Isocyanate AnilineAmine
Ethylene oxideHydroxylamine/Anon
Water treatmentEthylene dichloride
(SolVin)
H2
Syngas CO/H2
BASF Antwerp
Cost savings through joint use of infrastructure and utilities
BASF Antwerp – Infrastructure VerbundEffective use of common infrastructure
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MerchantMarket
Most of the cracker output in Antwerp is used for downstream value capture
Value chains of the
BASF Verbund
Raffinates Benzene
Cracker products
2/3 1/3
Ethylene Propylene Butadiene
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Verbund site Antwerp – Key value chainsCreating synergies along the value chain
Ethylene
Propylene
Benzene
Ethylene oxide
Acrylic acid
Surfactants
Acrylates
Ethylene glycol
Ethanol amine
Pure acrylic acid
Nitrobenzene Aniline
Ethylene amine
Superabsorbents
MDI
Nitric acid Hydrogen Formaldehyde Phosgene
Steamcracker
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MDI – Key value chainIntegrated world-scale plant
Rigid & microcellularpolyurethane foams
MDI (Methylene diphenyl
diisocyanate)
Polyetherpolyols+ =
MDI is mainly used captively; further value capture by BASF polyurethane systems
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MDI – Product applications Supplying into growth markets
MDI demand expected to grow above GDP (2015-2020)
Growth driven by:
– Increasing demand for energy efficiency
– Increasing standard of living (e.g. footwear, furniture, performance textiles)
– Transportation and construction
Key facts
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MDI production – Cost excellenceContinuous process improvements in MDI
Significant capacity increase thanks to incremental process innovations
* Production cost = Personnel, maintenance and energy cost (inflation-adjusted)
Process improvement programMDI/Antwerp Target:
– Increase production output by continuous process improvement via incrementalsteps
Expected benefits: – Increased sales– Production cost* reduction
Annual EBIT improvement: ~ €50 million p.a.
2012 2015
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Acrylic acid – Key value chainValue chain contributes significantly to cash flow
Propylene(Steam cracker)
Acrylic acid
Acrylic dispersions
Acrylicesters
Superabsorbent polymers
Chemicals Performance Products
Each value chain step represents a potential merchant market outlet
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Acrylic acid – Product applicationsSupplying into growth markets
Acrylic acid demand expected to grow above GDP (2015-2020)
Growth driven by emerging markets; rising middle class leads to increased demand for diapers, coatings & paints, adhesives, construction, textiles
Key facts
About 2/3 of BASF’s acrylic acid is used captively
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Acrylic acid – TechnologyLeveraging the BASF Technology Verbund
Focused R&D to continuously improve acrylic acid process
Highly selective and efficient process catalysts
Proprietary technology for new process
– Higher yield
– Lower energy consumption
– Lower investment costs
In addition, four radically new processes being investigated in research; one based on renewable raw materials
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Acrylic acid – Cost excellenceLeading technology strengthens profitability
Acrylic acid production technology benchmarkIndustry average costs = 100; normalized
Source: BASF estimate
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85
90
95
100
BASFnew process
BASFclassic process
Industry average
BASF with best-in-class acrylic acid process
Lower production cost than industry average
Efficiency gains:
– run-time extension– higher throughput– lower energy consumption
Proprietary technology,new process protected by280 active patent families
4 out of 6 production sites already equipped: Ludwigs-hafen, Antwerp, Nanjing and Camaҫari (Brazil)
Key facts
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Propylene oxide production without any by-products, except water
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BASF Antwerp – Hydrogen peroxide-based propylene oxide plantFirst world-scale HPPO plant*
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Butadiene extraction plantSuccessful startup in September 2014
Key facts
Production capacity of 155,000 metric tons p.a.
Securing BASF’s internal supply of butadiene in Europe
Taking advantage of merchant market opportunities
Strengthening of Antwerp Verbund site
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Innovation: SAVIVA™ Highly efficient Superabsorbent Polymers (SAP)
SAVIVA™ – based on a pioneering SAP technology platform SAVIVA™ the next generation of SAP Round-shaped particles with micro-pores initiates
innovative liquid distribution mechanism
Compared to other SAPs SAVIVA™ leads to: Efficiency gains:
– SAP reduction– Fluff reduction– Reduction of storage, packaging and
transportation costs
Improved sustainability: – Better carbon footprint due to SAP and weight
reduction– Enabler for future diaper designs offering a new
level of comfort and dryness
SAVIVA™ round shaped particle
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BASF’s Antwerp site at a glance
Leveraging Verbund advantages
Positioned for further growth
Agenda
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2
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BASF’s Verbund site Antwerp…
… is the second-largest Verbund site of BASF
… has competitive advantages through uniqueVerbund site integration
... is continuously improving cost structures bytechnological and operational excellence
… has lean and reliable logistics
… supplies into growth markets
► BASF’s Verbund site Antwerp is positioned for further growth
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