BASF, the leading supplier of polyurethane (PU) system solutions worldwide, announced today that it will further strengthen its global service and production network with a new System House in Tianjin, the largest modern manufacturing base and trading center in northern China with a population of over 12 million residents. The new site is planned to operate from 2012 on wards .
A Memorandum of Understanding on the project was signed in Ludwigshafen at a visit of a delegation led by Wang Zhiping, the Vice Mayor of Tianjin Municipal People's Government.
The MoU, which states the two parties' intention to support the development of a polyurethanes System House in Tianjin, northern China , was signed by Ni Xiangyu , Administrative Commission of Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (Nangang Industrial Zone) and Wayne T. Smith, the president of BASF's polyurethanes division.
"The strategic location of the city is perfectly suited to serve the fast growing North China markets including the thriving centers of Beijing, Shenyang, and Changchun. We expect the PU market in China to continue to grow at above average growth rates," Smith said. "The new Tianjin investment is evidence of our strong commitment to the China market by providing top-level technical expertise to the fast-growing industries like the Automotive, Construction and Appliance industries."
天津系统房屋将集成到巴斯夫的全球全球网络中，该网络目前包括38个系统房屋。它将包括本地生产以及销售和技术服务中心，以提供定制的产品和响应式高质量服务。再加上重庆的新系统房屋的功能，以及上海和Nansha的两个当前系统房屋和开发中心，它创建了一个完整的最先进的全包服务网络，可扩展到所有地理角落中国。
“我们在这些网站上的投资将进一步加强巴斯夫的全球系统房屋网络，所有这些都得到了PU基本材料的世界一流生产地点的全部支持，包括Caojing，上海的TDI和MDI生产地点，以及我们计划的MDI工厂，”史密斯补充说。“新的System House有助于使巴斯夫成为我们客户的首选合作伙伴，从而为我们提供了另一个服务和支持的方面，以帮助我们的客户克服众多行业挑战。”
梅拉尼·马斯·布伦纳（Melanie Maas-Brunner）博士说：“借助出色的基础设施和物流网络，天津经济技术发展领域（TEDA）被故意选为一个发达的枢纽，可为我们的客户提供可靠的本地生产和供应。”亚太地区的聚氨酯。“反过来，巴斯夫参与了中国北部的市场和技术发展，并通过新活动为职业机会开放，这将极大地使当地经济受益。”
Maas-Brunner继续说：“我们看到在住房，生活，基础设施和运输领域，PU产品的国内消费量增长。”“巴斯夫已将自己定位为促进创新的聚氨酯解决方案，以增强人们的生活水平和生活质量。”