BASF India Ltd today unveiled its largest construction chemicals plant in India at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. This is the company’s fifth plant in the country.

The plant will enable BASF to meet customers’ needs in South India and support them with high performance solutions.

The production plant is located in the Naidupet area of Nellore with access to a road network and the Krishnapatnam Port. Other construction chemicals production sites in India are located at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai, Nalagarh and Kolkata.

At the new plant, BASF is now producing standard and custom-made performance-based concrete admixtures — Master Glenium, Master Polyheed and Master Rheobuild range, according to a company press release.

Ralf Spettmann, President, Construction Chemicals, BASF said, "With the new plant at Nellore, BASF offers a comprehensive range of solutions to help construct buildings that are more energy efficient, durable, and require fewer resources for maintenance."

Raman Ramachandran, Chairman and Managing Director, BASF India Ltd, and Head, BASF South Asia said, "The Nellore site, an addition to our existing four construction chemicals plants in India, enables us to stay close to customers and offer them customised solutions to meet the growing demands for multi-story buildings, long-lasting infrastructure constructions, and more energy efficient construction techniques."

The BASF Construction Chemicals division with about 5,400 employees operates production sites and sales centres in more than 50 countries and achieved sales of about €2.1 billion in 2014.

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