BASF Animal Nutrition’s Post

On July 29, 2024, an explosion followed by a fire occurred in a BASF plant in our site in Ludwigshafen. As a result of this incident, we had to declare Force Majeure for selected vitamin A, vitamin E, and carotenoid products as well as selected aroma ingredients. Although this event was undoubtedly distressing, to everyone’s relief, nobody was seriously injured. We remain deeply committed to the safety of our operations and a detailed investigation of the incident by experts is on-going. At the same time, cleaning, inspection and repair of the plant has already started.  In light of the challenging situation, I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have played a crucial role in handling the incident. This includes the employees in the plant, the fire fighters, corporate security, the ambulance unit, BASF Human Nutrition and BASF Animal Nutrition teams, as well as various other support functions. I am very proud of the team spirit and collaboration I am witnessing every day! I understand that the declaration of Force Majeure has been frustrating for our customers. I want to emphasize that our teams are working very hard on getting our plant up and running safely to resume reliably supplying our customers as soon as possible with the high BASF-quality products they are used to. We appreciate all the support we received from our customers and partners, and we will continue to keep them up to date with new developments. To follow the latest updates, I also encourage you to visit our dedicated website, which you can access here: https://lnkd.in/ePsM6vcy