Germany, Sept. 30 -- In early 2024, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Nan Ya). installed BASF's SYNSPIRE G1-110 catalyst at its 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) Mailiao site. With the installation, Nan Ya Plastics has been able to reduce the annual steam consumption of the site by approximately 40,000 metric tons and has avoided 38,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.The 2-EH site is part of Nan Ya's global network of facilities dedicated to producing high-performance 2-EH from n-butyraldehyde via condensation, hydrogenation, distillation and refinement. 2-EH is an important raw material for numerous downstream products.BASF's SYNSPIRE catalyst G1-110 is a cutting-edge solution designed to reform methane and CO2 under significantly dryer conditions than state...