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BASF delays production restart for vitamin and carotenoid products until 2025 following plant fire
On August 7, the German chemical giant declared force majeure on the supply of certain vitamin A, vitamin E, and carotenoid products, along with some aroma ingredients, after an explosion and a fire at its Ludwigshafen facility in late July. The incident caused damage to the plant responsible for producing these ingredients and their precursors.…
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BASF declares force majeure on vitamin and carotenoid supply after fire at German plant
That facility produces aroma ingredients and precursors for vitamin production. The affected aroma ingredients include Ionones, Pyranol, DL-Menthol, Rose Oxides, Ethyllinalool, Nerolidol, and Isophytol R. BASF said the explosion and the subsequent blaze at the German site has caused damage, leading to a plant shutdown and subsequent supply disruption of the mentioned products.ย The delivery of…
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Plant shutdown: BASF cannot rule out delays or disruptions for vitamin E and A products
On Monday, July 29, an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at a plant in the southern part of BASF’s chemical complex in Ludwigshafen, Germany. This facility produces aroma ingredients and precursors for vitamin production. BASF suspects that a leak of an organic solvent triggered the explosion, but the exact cause remains undetermined. The company’s fire…
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Study from Canada challenges assumptions about organic and inorganic selenium in dairy cow diets
It is crucial to provide enough selenium in the diets of dairy cows to keep them healthy and productive. The paper, published in the Journal of Dairy Scienceโโ, has found that regardless of whether selenium came from organic or inorganic sources it did not affect the cows’ absorption of the mineral, their selenium levels, or…