據烴加工新聞5月12日消息稱，巴斯夫宣布擴大其位于美國南卡羅萊納州塞內卡的鉑族金屬(PGM)精煉設施。該公司將投資數千萬美元進行資本改進，以提高從廢催化劑(如汽車催化轉換器)中回收貴金屬的精煉能力。回收金屬的二氧化碳排放量比原礦金屬低90%。巴斯夫通過回收貴金屬，在新的催化劑中重復使用，實現了循環經濟解決方案。

　　巴斯夫貴金屬精煉、化學品和電池回收副總裁Tim Ingle表示:“這項投資進一步加強了我們在廢舊汽車催化劑回收市場的全球領導地位。我們很自豪能夠實現循環經濟，支持我們的客戶和我們自己的可持續發展目標。”

　　巴斯夫在塞內卡的工廠生產貴金屬催化劑和化學品，巴斯夫客戶使用這些產品生產各種產品，包括除草劑、塑料、藥品、汽車尾氣催化劑、香料和化肥。

　　曹海斌 摘譯自 烴加工新聞

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　　BASF expands global PGM refining capacity

　　BASF announced the expansion of its Seneca, South Carolina, USA, Platinum Group metals (PGM) refining facility. The company will invest double-digit millions in capital improvements to increase refining capacity to recycle precious metals from spent catalysts such as automotive catalytic converters. Recycled metal has as much as 90% lower CO2 emissions than metal from primary mines. By recovering the precious metals for reuse in fresh catalysts BASF closes the loop with circular economy solutions.

　　“This investment further strengthens our global leadership position in the spent automotive catalyst recycling market,” said Tim Ingle, Vice President, BASF Precious metals Refining, Chemicals & Battery Recycling. “We are proud to enable the circular economy and to support our customers’, and our own, sustainability goals.”

　　BASF’s Seneca site produces precious metal catalysts and chemicals that are used by BASF customers to produce a wide variety of products, including herbicides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, automotive emission catalysts, fragrances and fertilizers.