BASF

The Haber-Bosch process synthesizes ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen over an iron catalyst at high pressure. Without it, half the world's population would not be fed. BASF's Ludwigshafen site has produced ammonia via this route since 1913 — a century-plus of fixing nitrogen.

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Europe's largest electrically heated steam cracker is now live at Ludwigshafen. Replacing gas combustion with renewable electricity targets 90% CO2 cut in olefin production. Ethylene, propylene, and their polymers underpin medical devices to EV batteries.

BASF's Verbund system links 200+ production plants into one network — waste heat from one process feeds the next. This integration cuts energy use by ~30% vs standalone plants. Chemistry's circular future starts at the molecule.