Germany, March 31 -- BASF celebrated the official inauguration of its newly built, world-scale Verbund site in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Covering an area of around four square kilometers, it is more than a major BASF project in the chemical growth market of China. At the Zhanjiang site, BASF employs over 2,000 people and will produce a diversified portfolio that includes basic chemicals, intermediates and specialty chemicals for the transportation, consumer goods, electronics, home care and personal care industries. By using Verbund integration, process innovations and renewable energy, CO? emissions at the site can be reduced by up to 50 percent compared with a conventional petrochemical site. Long-term green power p...