BASF and the Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center establish a joint research center

BASF and the scientific and technological innovation enterprise Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center established a joint research center in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province today.

The “BASF-Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center Joint Research Center for New Energy Vehicles and Energy Storage” aims to accelerate the innovation of advanced materials and solutions in the fields of electric vehicles and energy storage.

According to the agreement, the two parties will cooperate on materials and solutions for batteries and battery packs, focusing on solid-state batteries and sodium-ion batteries. These are widely expected to play an important role in the next generation of electric vehicles and energy storage.

At the same time, the two parties will also give full play to their R&D digital capabilities to improve innovation efficiency. Relying on Liyang’s high-quality new energy industry cluster, the joint research center will collaborate with Liyang’s upstream and downstream partners to innovate, integrate the advantages of all parties, and accelerate the speed from research and development to the market.

Dr. Jianfeng Lou Chairman and President, BASF Greater China

Innovation has been the cornerstone of BASF’s success for nearly 160 years. In today’s society, more than ever, we need to work closely together and innovate collaboratively to tackle challenges such as climate change.

I am very pleased that BASF and the Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center have joined hands to focus on core technologies in the field of new energy vehicles and energy storage, accelerate innovation and commercialization, promote energy transformation, and jointly build a green and low-carbon future.

Hu Jiangping Deputy Director, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Joint Research Center establishes research teams and projects for the major application requirements of the new energy industry, and develops next-generation solutions. The Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center and BASF have pooled their strengths to carry out upstream and downstream linkages and collaborative innovation. We look forward to producing excellent technological achievements through cooperation, realizing industrialization and promoting the development of the industry.

The Yangtze River Delta Physics Research Center was jointly established in 2018 by the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the People’s Government of Liyang City, Jiangsu Province. The center is oriented towards cutting-edge technologies of new energy and new materials, relying on the collaborative innovation of industry-university-research institutes to carry out research and development of cutting-edge technologies.

About BASF Greater China

The relationship between BASF and the Greater China market can be traced back to 1885, and since then BASF has been a loyal partner in China. As an important foreign-invested enterprise in China’s chemical industry, BASF’s main production bases are located in Shanghai, Nanjing, Chongqing and Zhanjiang, and the Shanghai Innovation Park is a research and development hub for the world and the Asia-Pacific region. In 2022, BASF’s sales to customers in Greater China will be approximately 11.6 billion euros, and the number of employees at the end of the year will be 11,411.