1974
Start of zeolite research at BASF with rapid discovery of ZBM zeolite family
2005
International Network of Centers of Excellence (INCOE) is founded by BASF
2009
First commercial scale BASF/Dow HPPO plant at BASF’s Antwerp site, relying on an innovative BASF zeolite catalyst
2010
BASF copper chabazite technology for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce emissions from diesel engines
2016
BASF Borocat™ and Borotec™ technology for fluid catalytic cracking based on latest-generation zeolites
2019
BASF and Linde launch pilot phase for zeolite-catalyzed direct dimethyl ether (DME) process