BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has completed a double-digit million euro investment to increase production capacity for Tinopal CBS optical brighteners at its site in Monthey, Switzerland. Following phase one of the stepwise capacity increase in 2021, the recent completion of the investment program has now brought significantly increased capacity on stream to meet growing global customer demand.
BASF has now completed its investment program for optical brighteners at the company’s Monthey, Switzerland site. (Source: BASF)
“Despite the massive challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain bottlenecks, we are delivering the additional volumes to our customers as previously announced,” said Soeren Hildebrandt, Senior Vice President Home Care, I&I and Industrial Formulators Europe at BASF. “Tinopal CBS enables us to support our customers’ growth with a top-quality solution for high-performance detergent formulations.”
Tinopal CBS is contained in liquid and powder detergents for home use and commercial dry-cleaning. As an optical whitener, it makes textiles last longer by ensuring brilliant white results even at low temperatures and on short cycles. Tinopal CBS is ideal for use in innovative product formats including highly concentrated liquid detergents and single-dose packs. The product meets the criteria for EU Ecolabel-certified formulations.