In Germany, BASF is obtaining long-term access to Qira bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) from Qore, a joint venture of Cargill and Helm. BASF and Qore have concluded an agreement to this effect. Qore will produce the bio-based BDO at Cargill’s biotechnology campus and corn refining operation in Eddyville, Iowa. With Qira, BASF will expand its existing offer of BDO derivatives with bio-based variants of, for instance, polytetramethylene ether glycol (polytetrahydrofuran, Polythf) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). The first commercial quantities are expected to be available in Q1 2025.
