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 : Eubce@etaflorence.it, biomass. : Mao Menglin  : +44-(0)-1707 245826 PERMISSION HURDLE
conference@etaflorence.it  : +86-10-6428 5845  : Secretariat@ifeat.org Lengthy eco approval process puts BASF’s Finnish
: Eubce.com  : Maoml@ccpitchem.org.cn : Ifeat.org/bangkok-conference-2024/
: Icif.cn battery materials plant in jeopardy
27-28 | Singapore December 2024
27th ICIS and Tecnon OrbiChem November, 2024 10-12 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia BASF said it has started “change
World Chlor-Alkali Conference 10-14 | Bangkok, Thailand CPHI Middle East negotiations” for its Harjavalta (Fin-
: Nicol Lange IFEAT 2024 Conference Tahaluf “An Informa Company” land) precursor cathode active mate-
rials plant because of “lengthy permitting
 : +44-(0)-20 7911 1393 The International Federation of : Menna Tarek process with unclear outcomes lead-
 : Nicol.lange@icis.com. Essential Oils and Aroma Trades  : Menna.tarek@informa.com ing to an unpredictable timeframe for
Ltd. (IFEAT) : Cphi.com/middle-east/en/home.html receiving a fi nal, unappealable permit”.

August 2024 Change negotiations are a statutory
27-29 | Seoul, South Korea consultation process in Finland with
CPHI Korea 2024 employee representatives that is con-
Informa Markets Korea Corporation ducted if an employer is considering
: Ms. Helena Kim INDIA potential layoffs or other redundancy
 : +82-2-6715-5422 measures. The process lasts for six BASF had initially announced the “We are disappointed to have received
weeks, and any possible measures is construction of the factory for cathode different signals from authorities and
 : Helena.kim@informa.com decided by the company after the pro- material precursors in October 2018, the administrative courts. In a dynamic
: Cphi.com/korea/en/home.html cess has been completed. BASF said with a targeted start of production at the market like the battery market, which
it is forced to consider layoffs for an end of 2020. The plant was to be built in requires major investments, both speed
September 2024 indefi nite period, potentially impacting the neighbourhood of the refi nery of the and certainty are essential for business
9-11 | Houston, Texas, US all employees at the Harjavalta site. Russian mining group Norilsk Nickel planning. This includes a clear legal
R R (Nornickel), as BASF and its partner at framework. We always had high hopes
World Chemical Forum 2024 The German chemical giant said its the time had already concluded a long- for the site, and we hope that at some
Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS Harjavalta operations suffered another term supply agreement for nickel and time in the future these hopes will be
 : +1-301-966 7270 setback after the Vaasa Administrative cobalt from the metal refi nery. fi nally realised,” he added.
 : Support@chemicalmarketanalytics.com Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Court cancelled a temporary environ-
: Chemicalmarketanalytics.com/world- mental permit for the plant on February “In 2020, BASF received the fi rst BASF said it remains committed to
21, 2024. “The further postponement permit from the relevant authorities driving the expansion of its global bat-
chemical-forum/ Filling Fast !! of and uncertainty around the formal after an extensive environmental im- tery materials business. “The supply of
Sold Out !!! Sold Out !!! Few Stands Left startup date have long-term fi nancial pact assessment. Since then, we have precursor cathode active materials for
10-12 | Dubai, UAE implications for BASF in Harjavalta. been on a painful journey with several BASF’s cathode active materials pro-
UTECH Middle East Foam & Poly- BASF must therefore adapt its opera- cycles of permits being granted, appealed, duction in Schwarzheide, Germany, is
urethane Expo tions and manage its costs in order and – unfortunately – not upheld,” said assured, leveraging a broad portfolio of
to deal with the current situation,” it Mr. Tomi Oja, Managing Director of partner network and market access, and
Media Fusion & Crain Communications informed. BASF Battery Materials Finland Oy. its operations are not affected,” it said.
: Ms. Fatima Khan
: +91-84461 76554 EXPANSION
 : Fatimakhan@mediafusionme.com 24 25 APRIL 2024 Shin-Etsu Chemical plans new facility for semi-
: Ifpuexpo.com HALL 1, 2 & 3 | BEC | MUMBAI
conductor lithography materials in Japan

19-21 | Shanghai, China Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical has Prefecture, Japan. The new plant will 150,000-sq.m. business site in the city
ICIF China 2024 21st China Inter- announced that in order to expand its become Shin-Etsu’s fourth production where it will build a new manufac-
national Chemical Industry Fair semiconductor lithography materials base for this business. turing and research-and-development
CCPIT Sub-Council of Chemical business, the company decided to build base for semiconductor lithography
Industry a new plant in Isesaki City in Gunma Shin-Etsu has acquired an about materials. After considering several

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