Germany, April 8 -- One of the largest components for the construction of BASF's heat pump at the Ludwigshafen site has traveled several hundred kilometers via waterways - the 95?ton so-called plate falling-film evaporator was shipped from Schwedt on the Oder River to the port of the chemical company's main site. From there, it was transported as heavy-haul truck across the plant premises to the construction site for the heat pump at the steam cracker, where the key component is now being installed.The plant currently under construction will be one of the most powerful industrial heat pumps for emission?free steam generation worldwide. The falling?film evaporator plays a central role in this: It is only within this unit that steam is genera...