BASF consolidating PAM production

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BASF consolidating PAM production
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Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Suffolk, VA - BASF will consolidate the production of PAM beads into its Bradford facility, Great Britain, where the company operates a backward integrated production plant with worldwide supply capability. Significant investment will be made to increase and upgrade the bead capacity at the Bradford site, and this will ensure a consistent supply of PAM beads to BASF’s customers globally. As a result of the consolidation, BASF intends to close down its PAM bead production unit at its Suffolk site, Virginia, effective January 2012. Other production activities are not affected by the shift in production. The production unit was considered too small to support the strong growth path for BASF’s water treatment and oilfield and mining chemicals businesses in North America. About 50 BASF employees will be affected. From January 2012