Fertilizers for the future. (BASF's development of new fertilizer products)(includes related article on an interview with BASF Fertilizer Division President Dieter Thomaschewski)

Fertilizer International, September, 1998

Quietly, a revolution has been taking place in BASF's Fertilizer Division. With its eyes on the future rather than the past, BASF has taken up the challenge of developing new fertilizer products for the future which will complement its existing range of traditional fertilizers and may, one day, partially replace them. These are the latest development in the continuing transformation of BASF. What these changes mean for the future are examined in this article.

In recent years, BASF has rationalised its operations to consolidate its market position. As part of this programme, the Ludwigshafen production complex has become the focal point for the manufacture of ammonium sulphate nitrate products, as well as NPK compounds. Total production at the site is about...