BASF production site in Rudong, China has reduced CO2 emissions to zero by modifying its existing site heating system from steam to electricity generated from renewable energy. As a result, the facility in the Chinese province of Jiangsu is the first site of BASF’s Agricultural Solutions segment to be CO2 emission-free.

Since 2021, the Rudong site switched to electricity from renewable energy sources, making steam the largest contributor to the site’s CO2 emissions. In June 2024, the existing steam heating system was decommissioned and fully replaced with a renewable energy supply. The result of which is an additional CO2 emission reduction of around 1,100 tons per year.

Along with achieving zero CO2 emissions in Rudong, BASF has also signed an agreement with a local electricity supplier to ensure a long-term supply of renewable energies to power the site.

“The achievement in Rudong underlines our determination to deliver on the demand of our customers and society for low-emission, high-quality crop protection products,” said Christian Aucoin, Senior Vice President Global Operations at BASF Agricultural Solutions. “It is a major step to transform traditional manufacturing processes, living up to our sustainability commitments in agriculture.”

In Rudong, BASF Agricultural Solutions formulates crop protection products for China and other markets in the Asia-Pacific region.