A violent explosion at BASF in Germany may tighten the supply of the chemical industry
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2016-10-19
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on October 18, at about 11:30 a.m. local time on the 17th, a violent explosion occurred in the chemical plant area of the German chemical giant BASF Group in Ludwigshafen. The BASF Group is Germany's largest chemical company. Ludwigshafen in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of southwestern Germany is the headquarters of the BASF Group, and a large chemical plant area is located on the west bank of the Rhine River in the north of the city. At the information desk outside the No. 11 gate of the factory, the staff said that the explosion that morning occurred in the north of the factory, close to the No. 15 gate. After the explosion, a large number of fire rescue personnel and police arrived at the scene, on the 13th
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on October 18, at about 11:30 a.m. local time on the 17th, a violent explosion occurred in the chemical plant area of the German chemical giant BASF Group in Ludwigshafen.
The BASF Group is Germany's largest chemical company. Ludwigshafen in the Rhineland-Palatinate state in southwestern Germany is the headquarters of the BASF Group, and a large chemical plant area is located on the west bank of the Rhine River in the north of the city. At the information desk outside the No. 11 gate of the factory, the staff said that the explosion that morning occurred in the north of the factory, close to the No. 15 gate. After the explosion, a large number of fire rescue personnel and police arrived at the scene, and the area from Gate 13 to Gate 15 was blocked.
The staff said that in the afternoon, surrounding residents came to inquire about the explosion, and they were mainly concerned about whether the explosion would cause harm to the surrounding environment.
BASF Group announced that night that no harmful chemicals have been detected in the surrounding air and soil. Despite this, the group and local police urged residents to avoid going out and to close doors and windows.
Sylvie Wenper of the BASF Group Media Relations Department said that as of 19:15 that day, the explosion had killed two BASF Group employees, and another six were seriously injured, many were slightly injured, and two were missing. The injured have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, the fire caused by the explosion has not yet been extinguished.
BASF Group said that the explosion occurred on a chemical raw material transportation pipeline. The pipeline has been cut off, and the steam cracker and other related devices have been shut down.
It is foreseeable that the BASF Group accident will tighten the global supply of chemical products in the short term.
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