December 16, 2005

 

 

 

 

BASF would cease production of vitamin C in Grenaa, Denmark, at the end of 2005. The site, at which the company operates a vitamin C facility with an annual capacity of 4,000 tonnes, is no longer competitive due to the low capacity of the plant and the continuous decline in prices for vitamin C as a result of overcapacities.

 

Currently, BASF employs 77 people at the Grenaa site. "We are aware of our social responsibility and have already reached agreements on educational programmes as well as compensation packages with our employees," said Wolfgang Muller, head of BASF Health & Nutrition A/S in Denmark.

 

The company's activities at its Ballerup site would not be affected by the closure.