BASF Cracker Maintenance: India Supply Market Alert

BASF eyes maintenance at No.2 cracker

Jun 15, 2026

BASF is likely to take its No.2 cracker offstream. A source in Germany informed a team member, “The company is expected to halt operations at the cracker by May 2026 for maintenance. The exact start date and duration of the shutdown could not be ascertained” Located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, the No.2 cracker has an ethylene production capacity of 400,000 mt/year and propylene production capacity of 220,000 mt/year.